Shiawassee County, Michigan
Owosso Real Estate and Local Guide
Owosso is the largest city in Shiawassee County, set on the Shiawassee River in mid-Michigan; incorporated as a city in 1859 and named after Chief Wosso, an Ojibwe leader of the Shiawassee area, it had a 2020 census population of 14,714
Living in Owosso
Birthplace and longtime home of adventure novelist James Oliver Curwood, who at the time of his death in 1927 was the highest paid author per word in the world, with novels ranked among the top-ten U.S. best sellers in the early and mid 1920s per Publishers Weekly. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Owosso
What makes Owosso home
Curwood Castle
Romantic Norman chateau completed in 1924 as the writing studio of Owosso-born adventure novelist James Oliver Curwood, standing on the banks of the Shiawassee River; added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1971 and bequeathed to the City of Owosso, it is now a city museum operated by the Owosso Historical Commission
Steam Railroading Institute
Railroad museum at the old Ann Arbor Railroad railyard in Owosso and home of Pere Marquette 1225, the 1941 Lima-built steam locomotive whose sound and design inspired the engine in the animated film The Polar Express
Elias Comstock Cabin
One-room log cabin built in 1836 by Elias Comstock, the town's first permanent settler, and the oldest residence still standing in the City of Owosso; added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1980 and preserved at Curwood Castle Drive and John Street
Collamer Park
The city's largest park at 164 acres, home to the Kiwanis Trails hiking network within an Owosso parks system of roughly 250 acres across 12 parks
Bentley Park
City park offering picnic areas with grills, pavilions, a playground, a basketball court, water, and restrooms