Ann Arbor Old Fourth Ward Historic Neighborhood Association

06/18/2025

Our annual neighborhood summer party was a stellar event, held this year in the beautifully landscaped backyard of Christine and Jeff Crockett. Everyone pitched in and brought great food and engaged in great conversation.

04/03/2025

Spring meeting on bike and pedestrian safety!

03/07/2025

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/03/historic-districts-will-stay-despite-ann-arbor-housing-push-planners-say.html?gift=6a679c6f-c1bc-4657-8d3f-f8bfd6160a6f

How will historic districts fare as Ann Arbor densifies? City planners discuss.

07/24/2024

Watching the City's Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee presentation on zoom, we witnessed recommendations to consolidate residential zoning into three broad categories: neighborhood residential (zoned R1, R2, R3), mixed-use transition (35’ to 120’ zoned R4, R5, R6, RE), and mixed-use hub (55’ up to 300’ zoned D1/D2, TC-1). The Old Fourth Ward is clearly in a middle, mixed-use transition zone, butting up to a high-rise, mixed use hub zone to the south and west. Historic districts were never mentioned, and seem not to be an attribute of the proposed plan updates.

05/30/2024

We are a friendly and diverse neighborhood. Hearing a group chatting on the sidewalk in front of our house, I opened the door to a group of students with their teacher Mr. Carone talking about the house. So.....I invited them inside. Mr. Carone insisted on a photo and I made sure to get one, too. This is why we love our neighborhood!

05/11/2024

The Old Fourth Ward Association received the 2024 Community Award at the Michigan Historic Preservation Network annual conference in Kalamazoo.

04/23/2024

I’m so proud of our Old Fourth Ward Association.

04/18/2024

Which lawn treatment would you support in our historic district?

03/26/2024

The Michigan Historic Preservation Network selected the Old Fourth Ward Association to receive the 2024 Community Award for its efforts in building community in the Old Fourth Ward Historic District and Neighborhood in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan. This award honors the Association for its engagement in historic preservation activities that promote and protect the Historic District and Neighborhood.

Members of the Old Fourth Ward Association will accept the award at the Annual Preservation Awards Reception and Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2024, as part of the annual Michigan Historic Preservation Network conference. The conference and the awards ceremony will take place at the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Old Fourth Ward Association Board members.
Back row, left to right: Chris Crockett, Jeff Crockett, Steve Hudolin, Kim Hudolin, and Julie Ritter. Front row, left to right: Elleanor Crown, Ryan Pantaleo, and Ilene Tyler.
Board members not in photo: Susan Wineberg, David Kennedy, Peter Osler, and Betsy Williams.
Photo Credit: Norm Tyler