Shiawassee County, Michigan
Perry Real Estate and Local Guide
Small city in southern Shiawassee County along Interstate 69, roughly midway between Lansing and Flint, entirely surrounded by but administered separately from Perry Township, with a 2020 census population of 2,091
Living in Perry
Named for Oliver Hazard Perry, the U.S. naval commander in the War of 1812. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Perry
What makes Perry home
Calkins-MacQueen Museum (Charles H. Calkins House)
Italianate house built in 1870 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1978; located at 127 East First Street and preserved as a local history museum by the Perry Historical Society
Perry City Hall (former Lamb Glove and Mitten Company)
Former glove and mitten factory founded by Reverend Isaac Lamb that has housed the city's municipal offices at 203 West Polly Street since 1997
Bentley Memorial Library
Perry's public library at 135 South Main Street downtown, part of the Community District Library system since 2008
Jubilee Park
City park featuring the George Dunn Fitness Loop, a marked grass path about one-third of a mile long with five exercise stations and benches
Veterans Memorial Park
City park with a sledding hill known as Mudge Knob and a free sled library that lets residents borrow sleds