Michigan State Historic Site
- A. Carnegie gave $15,000 grant for building and furnishings
- Opened in 1910 as Houghton Public Library
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, established 2007
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- Built as Houghton Masonic Temple in 1910
- Cost $110,000 to build
- Masonic emblems embellish the frieze, doorway, and cornerstone
- City of Houghton Offices since 1991
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Michigan State Historic Site
- Built in 1883 as firehouse & village hall
- First Michigan Mining School classes held here in 1885
- Renovated as restaurant and nightclub venue c. 2010
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- Houghton County Courthouse built 1886-1887
- Interior reflects Charles Eastlake influence
- Mansard roof clad in local copper tiles
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- Copper Range Railroad Passenger Depot, built 1899
- Rail yards once extended half-mile along canal.
- Copper Range Depot Family Restaurant, 2021
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- Mineral Range Railroad Depot, 1903
- Previously owned by the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
- U.P. Kids, c. 2010
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- I.E. Swift's Hardware built store on Shelden Avenue, 1910
- I.E. Swift's Hardware built warehouse on Lakeshore Drive, 1911
- Named for founder's wife: Ida Euphoria Swift
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- Built 1909 as a grocery warehouse
- Renovated 1991
- Michigan Tech's Lakeshore Center 2009
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Michigan State Historic Site
- Old Amphidrome built 1902
- New Amphidrome built 1927
- Dee Stadium 1943
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- Trinity Episcopal Church, built 1910
- New entrance added 1985
- 6,800 sq.ft. annex added 2000
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- Current structure built 1892-1893
- Reconstructed 1916-1928
- Named Grace United Methodist Church
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- Built as Houghton Club, 1910
- Houghton Village & City offices 1933-1991
- Historic restoration by UPEA, 1991
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Michigan State Historic Site
- Built as the First National Bank of Houghton, 1887-1889
- Considered first commercial block building in the Copper Country
- Renovated as The Vault Hotel, 2019
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- Built 1899-1900 as Krolls Drug Store
- Housed various drug stores for over a century
- Four Seasons Tea Room since 2002
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Michigan State Historic Site
- Original parish dedicated 1859
- Current church built 1902
- First priest of the current church was Father Anton Rezek Jr.
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National Register of Historic Places
- Douglass House, built 1899-1900
- Douglass House Apartments, established 1984
- Elaborate 1899 addition extended hotel to Shelden Ave.
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National Register of Historic Places
- Shelden-Dee block, built 1899-1900
- Designed by architect H.L. Ottenheimer
- Currently houses businesses and apartments
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- Built c. 1901 for the Young family
- Lot originally held a log cottage
- Current building replaced one lost to fire in 1900
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- Built 1863
- Operated as a hotel for about 100 years
- Currently used for retail businesses
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- Built in 1902 as the Hall Building
- Previously occupied by Citizens National Bank and the Chicago Store
- Currently occupied by Frank A. Douglass Agency, Inc.
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- Built in 1901 as a saloon
- Bar retains original decor including Arts & Crafts chandeliers
- Ambassador Restaurant since 1965
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- Built 1910 as the Odd Fellows Temple
- Became the original Kirkish furniture store in 1937
- Currently not in use and owned by the City of Houghton
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- Powerhouse Built 1890
- MTEC SmartZone 2003
- Housed numerous operations throughout its years
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- Built 1899 as the James Dee Building
- Original post office and home to Daily Mining Gazette
- Converted to the Gazette apartments in 1980
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- Board of Trade Tavern, built c. 1910
- Catered to rail passengers from nearby depot
- The Library established 1967
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- Built before 1874
- Strategically located near waterfront for business purposes
- Alpha Sigma Tau 1985
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- Built 1900
- Home of the Charleston House Historic Inn 1995
- Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity 2005
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- Built 1892
- Garage added 1908
- Became the house of the Delta Zeta sorority in 2001
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- Built in 1902 by Reginald C. Pryor
- Pryor taught at the Michigan College of Mines
- Alpha Gamma Delta sorority since 1987
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- Milton R. Dickens House, built 1902-1904
- Dickens was manager of the Shelden Estate
- One of few College Ave. homes still family owned
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- Built for John L. Reese, 1899
- Sold to Douglass Houghton descendant in 1903
- Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, 1991
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- J.B. Sturgis House, c. 1888
- President Teddy Roosevelt visited house
- Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity since 1974
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- Built 1849
- Owned by one family for 80 years
- Delta Upsilon fraternity 1986
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- Built 1910
- Second owner was a local mining captain
- Currently houses the Sigma Pi Fraternity Zeta Epsilon Chapter
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- Built 1885
- Owned by one family until 1962
- Beta Sigma Theta fraternity 1962
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- Built 1883
- Addition added 1939
- Rented out to university students today
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National Register of Historic Places
- Built 1893-1896 for Ransom B. Shelden Jr.
- Masonry porch added 1898
- Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity since 1969
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