The US Land office in White Pigeon was the third office to open in Michigan and was created on the Sauk Trail (today U.S. 12) as pioneers were moving west in search of viable land..,[2][3] The White Pigeon land office's location on the Chicago Road (Sauk Trail), which linked Chicago and Detroit was chosen as it was the largest village west of Jackson, MI.

The first settler in Kent County, Michigan bought land from the office was Louis Campau in October 1833.

[5] In 1834, the White Pigeon register Abraham S. Edwards and receiver, Thomas C. Sheldon moved to the newly created land office in Bronson-now Kalamazoo.

The land office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1989.

The site was renovated in 2019 and features displays and exhibits relating to surveying, land purchase and the history of the area.