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The Saint Joseph Seminary is a former Roman Catholic seminary building located at 600 Burton Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Burton Heights, Michigan was a small hamlet in Paris Township, Michigan, United States, established in 1833. It was annexed into Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1910.

The Division Avenue–Plaster Creek Bridge was a historic bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, carrying Division Avenue over Plaster Creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The bridge was demolished and replaced in 2007.

On April 4, 2022, Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was fatally shot in the back of the head by Officer Christopher Schurr of the Grand Rapids Police Department during a scuffle between the two in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. After Lyoya began to flee the scene, Schurr attempted to detain him, firing a taser at Lyoya twice and missing both times, with a struggle ensuing between the individuals over the weapon. According to authorities, Lyoya had no weapons of his own in possession and an autopsy determined that his blood alcohol content was legally past the level of alcohol intoxication. As news of the shooting and videos of the incident were released, public protests occurred to denounce the officer's actions, to demand the reform of the GRPD and for the recusal of the prosecutor handling the case due to alleged conflicts of interest. Per protocol, investigations of the shooting were performed by a non-involved entity, with the Michigan State Police assuming responsibility.

The Islamic Center and Mosque of Grand Rapids is a mosque and Islamic Center located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, near Burton St and Kalamazoo Ave. This was the first registered Mosque and Islamic Center established in the Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1986. It opened its doors for Muslim worshipers on the 12th of "Rabi-ul Awal" (the birthday of the prophet Mohammad). The building was previously a church for Jehovah's Witnesses. The center is Sufi, non-political, Pakistani, and run by volunteers, except for the "Imam" who is salaried. There are no membership dues. Many of the worshipers leave donations in a box anonymously. The center was established for the Muslim Community by a family anonymously. The Imam of the center is a speaker at interfaith events and in schools. They ran a Blood Drive for the 9/11 victims. In addition to the Islamic Center and Mosque of Grand Rapids, the center is known to the Muslims in the area by other names, such as Western Michigan Islamic Center and Mosque or the "Masjid".

The Old Grand Rapids Christian High School is a former private school building located at 415 Franklin Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The building was the original site of Grand Rapids Christian High School, which constructed the building in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. As of 2019, the building is being rehabilitated as a community and religious center known as 415 Franklin.

The President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home is a house located at 649 Union Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Future President Gerald R. Ford lived in the house from 1921 through 1930, when he was between the age of 8 and 17. Of all his boyhood homes, Ford remembered this one most vividly in his autobiography.

The Metal Office Furniture Company (Steelcase) Plants No. 2 and 3 are historic manufacturing plants located at 401 Hall Street SW in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Meyer May House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in the Heritage Hill Historic District of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States. It was built in 1908–09, and is located at 450 Madison Avenue SE. It is considered a fine example of Wright's Prairie School era, and "Michigan's Prairie masterpiece".

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is a 167-bed acute care inpatient rehabilitation hospital for children and adults who have experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, amputation, or other injury or illness requiring physical rehabilitation.Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the not-for-profit hospital expanded from 80 beds to 167 beds in early 2015. Patients come from throughout the Midwest and beyond to recover movement and function through Mary Free Bed's inpatient rehabilitation programs.In 2014, Mary Free Bed and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine created a partnership to expand Mary Free Bed into a teaching and research hospital. The John F. Butzer Center for Research & Innovation is led by John F. Butzer, MD, who served as Mary Free Bed's chief medical officer for 29 years. MSUCHM also launched the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine in 2014 and named Dr. Butzer as director.

WYCE (88.1 FM) is an American community radio station, broadcasting a noncommercial, Triple A format. The station's music is programmed by volunteers, drawing from a diverse library of eclectic music, primarily folk, rock, blues, worldbeat and jazz music, with some emphasis on local musicians.

The Chicago Drive Bridge, also known as the Business Route M-21–Plaster Creek Bridge, is a bridge in Wyoming, Michigan, carrying Business Spur I-196 (BS I-196) over Plaster Creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.