Ishpeming Municipal Building
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Location: | 100 E. Division St., Ishpeming, Michigan |
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Built: | 1889-1891 |
Architect: | Demetrius F. Charlton, Sinclair & Outerson |
Architectural style: | Romanesque |
Governing body: | Local |
NRHP Reference#: | 81000312[1] |
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Added to NRHP: | July 09, 1981 |
Designated MSHS: | January 18, 1980[2] |
The Ishpeming Municipal Building is a public building located at 100 East Division Street in Ishpeming, Michigan. It is also known as Ishpeming City Hall. The building was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
The City Hall in Ishpeming was built during the boom iron-mining years, constructed from 1889 to 1891 using a design by Milwaukee architect Demetrius F. Charlton.[2] The structure originally housed the jail, a library, and a madhall's office in addition to city government offices.[2] It is still used by the city of Ishpeming.[2]
The Ishpeming City Hall is a two-story, rectangular structure built of Portage Entry sandstone and brick on a concrete-and-rubble foundation.[2] The main facade has a rounded entry arch, decorative sandstone sills and lintels above and below the windows, and a decorative beltcourse between the floors.[2] The roof consists of two intersecting gables.[2] A square tower topped with a pyrimidal roof sits at the corner of the structure and a one-story addition housing the jail has a hipped roof.[2]
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