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Harlow Block
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| Location: | 100 W. Washington St., Marquette, Michigan |
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| Built: | 1887 |
| Built by: | Hampson Gregory |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83000885[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 24, 1983 |
The Harlow Block is a commercial building located at 100 West Washington Street in Marquette, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
One of Marquette's first settlers, Amos R. Harlow,[2] travelled from Massachusetts to Marquette in 1849 to organize the Marquette Iron Company.[3] In addition to his mining ventures, Harlow invested in lumbering, farming, and real estate, and platted the town of Marquette.[3] Harlow constructed this building, the Harlow Block, in 1887 as a real estate investment.[3] He hired Hampson Gregory to construct the building.
The Harlow Block, built in an Italianate style,[2] exemplifies late nineteenth century vernacular commercial architecture.[3] The rectangular building is three stories tall and constructed of red Lake Superior sandstone[3] of a type locally known as "raindrop" for its iridescence.[2] The main entrance is flanked by pilasters, and the remainder of the main floor consists of five stores (two on Ftont Street and three on Washington)[2] with iron fronts and plate glass windows.[3] On the upper floors containing office space, arched windows are topped with ornamentally carved caps.[3]
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