Historic Walking Tour To begin your tour of Dowagiac's past, you may start where so many of Dowagiac's visitors started, the Historic Train Depot at the corner of Depot Drive and Park Place. Built in 1903 by the Michigan Central Railroad, the recently restored facility now serves as a transportation hub for buses and trains as well as housing the offices of the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Development Authority, and Whistlestop Gifts. Dowagiac's Fire Department and the City Hall Building set across Depot Drive to the west. The City Hall building was completed in 1997. The former City Hall sat just to the south where the "Resting Dancer" sculpture makes it home today. Looking to the east from the Depot you can see Judd Lumber Company. Michigan's oldest continuously -operated lumber business, Judd Lumber Company began in Dowagiac in 1859 as a water-powered plaining mill. Now, Judd Lumber is headed by fourth - generation president, Richard M. Judd, Jr., who has been with the company since 1964.