Ishpeming Municipal Building

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| name = Ishpeming Municipal Building

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| image = Ishpeming Municipal Building 2009.jpg

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| location = 100 E. Division St., Ishpeming, Michigan

| coordinates = {{coord|46|29|18|N|87|40|5|W|display=inline,title}}

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| built = 1889-1891

| architect = Demetrius F. Charlton, Sinclair & Outerson

| architecture = Romanesque

| added = July 9, 1981

| refnum = 81000312{{NRISref|2009a}}

| designated_other1 = Michigan State Historic Site

| designated_other1_date = January 18, 1980

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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 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

History

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.[http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/9723.htm Ishpeming Municipal Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606153050/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/9723.htm |date=2011-06-06 }} from the state of Michigan, retrieved 12/22/09 The structure originally housed the jail, a library, and a madhall's office in addition to city government offices. It is still used by the city of Ishpeming.

Description

The Ishpeming City Hall is a two-story, rectangular structure built of Portage Entry sandstone and brick on a concrete-and-rubble foundation. 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. The roof consists of two intersecting gables. A square tower topped with a pyramidal roof sits at the corner of the structure and a one-story addition housing the jail has a hipped roof.

References

Category:Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan

Category:City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan

Category:Government buildings completed in 1891

Category:Michigan State Historic Sites

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Marquette County, Michigan