Ishpeming Municipal Building | |
Location: | 100 E. Division St., Ishpeming, Michigan |
Coordinates: | 46.4883°N -87.6681°W |
Built: | 1889-1891 |
Architect: | Demetrius F. Charlton, Sinclair & Outerson |
Architecture: | Romanesque |
Added: | July 9, 1981 |
Refnum: | 81000312 |
Designated Other1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
Designated Other1 Date: | January 18, 1980 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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.
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.[1] The structure originally housed the jail, a library, and a madhall's office in addition to city government offices.[1] It is still used by the city of Ishpeming.[1]
The Ishpeming City Hall is a two-story, rectangular structure built of Portage Entry sandstone and brick on a concrete-and-rubble foundation.[1] 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.[1] The roof consists of two intersecting gables.[1] 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.[1]