Harlow Block (Marquette, Michigan)

Harlow Block
Location 100 W. Washington Street, Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates 46°32′37″N 87°23′34″W / 46.54361°N 87.39278°WCoordinates: 46°32′37″N 87°23′34″W / 46.54361°N 87.39278°W
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]

History

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.

Description

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 Front 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (2000). The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2807-5.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Harlow Block". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved December 19, 2009.