Historical Marker
Charles Lang Freer House / Merrill-Palmer Institute
Historical marker location:
71 East Ferry Street, Detroit, Michigan
( Marker is on East Ferry Street, 0.1 miles east of Michigan Highway 1, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2003
Michigan is home to several famous musicians, including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Iggy Pop, and Bob Seger. Motown Records, one of the most influential record labels in history, was also founded in Detroit in 1959.