Muskegon Historic District, Historic district in Muskegon, United States.

The Muskegon Historic District covers four blocks between Clay Avenue, Webster Avenue, Second Street and Sixth Street, plus two blocks between Webster Avenue, Muskegon Avenue, Second Street and Fourth Street. It holds about twenty major buildings and a few outbuildings such as carriage houses, mixing public buildings and private homes around Hackley Park. Many houses are late Italianate in style, built in the 1880s and still occupied as residences.

Muskegon was the center of Michigan's lumbering trade in the late 19th century. Charles H. Hackley built his house in 1887, the same year his partner Thomas Hume built his; Hackley funded the public library (opened 1890), a school (1893) and an art gallery (1912). Lumberman John Torrent built his house in 1892. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

The district's name comes from Muskegon, the lumber town whose sawmills made the fortunes behind it. Charles Hackley gave the city both the park land and its statues, which honor Union soldiers, sailors and leaders of the American Civil War: the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at the center, with Lincoln, Farragut, Grant and Sherman at the corners. Since 2017 the restored Hackley and Hume houses have been open to the public as the Hackley & Hume Historic Sites.

The best time to explore is during daylight hours when you can see the architectural details of the buildings clearly and public areas are accessible. Plan enough time to walk through all structures between Second Street and Sixth Street at a relaxed pace.

The pink granite buildings with brownstone trim were designed by prominent Chicago architects, reflecting the city's wealth and reach beyond local talent. Hackley Park also holds monuments to Civil War soldiers, revealing another layer of the area's past.