Old Council House plaque

View of bronze tablet marking the site of the Old Council House, located on the southwest corner of Jefferson and Randolph. Inscription reads: "Old Council House. In 1796 when Detroit came under the rule of the United States an old stone building known as an Indian council house was here located, for many years it was used as a court house, as military headquarters for elections and for town meetings. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of May 9th 1848. In 1827, the first city reservoir was located on the rear of this lot and sixty years later the property passed into the possession and occupancy of its present owners the Board of Water Commissioners of the city of Detroit."