Michigan - Houghton County - Historic Districts
Houghton County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Calumet Historic District, Laurium Historic District, Painesdale, Quincy Mining Company Historic District and Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Houghton County historic places including Johnson Vivian and Joseph Bosch.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Houghton County places including Calumet & Hecla Mining Co., Champion Mining Co., Quincy Mining Co., A.C. Eschweiler, Paul Roehm, Shaw & Hunnewell, C.K. Shand, H.T. Liebert, Charlton,Gilbert,& Demar and Gilbert & Demar Charlton. Prominent architectural styles found in Houghton Country are Classical Revival, Late Victorian and Renaissance.

Big Traverse Bay Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000946)
Also known as Grand Traverse Bay;Traverse Bay;Big Traverse
E of Lake Linden at mouth of Traverse River , Lake Linden
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
Calumet Downtown Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000986)
Also known as Red Jacket Downtown Historic District; See Also: Calumet His
5th and 6th Sts. between Scott and Pine Sts. , Calumet
Infrogmation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shand,C.K.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Calumet Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001097)
Also known as See Also: Calumet Downtown Historic District;Calumet and Hec
Area W of MI 26 S of Calumet Lake to Osceola , Calumet
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Calumet & Hecla Mining Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Calumet and Hecla Industrial District (added 1974 - - #74000985)
Also known as See Also: Calumet Historic District
Roughly bounded by Hecla and Torch Lake RR tracks, Calumet Ave., Mine and Depot Sts. , Calumet
Legoktm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001859)
Roughly bounded by Front, Dunston and Vivian Sts., Mason and Cooper Aves. , Hancock
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Liebert,H.T.
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Lake Linden Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000522)
Calumet St. between 1st and 8th plus parts of Hecla and Schoolcraft Sts. , Lake Linden
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holabird, William & Martin Roche, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Bosch, Joseph, et al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Industry, European, Education
Cultural Affiliation:
French Canadian, English (Cornish), German
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Processing Site, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Medical Business/Office, Museum, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Laurium Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001578)
Roughly bounded by Calumet, Stable, N. Florida, and Isle Royale Sts. , Laurium
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Roehm, Paul, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Historic Person:
Vivian, Johnson, et.al.
Significant Year:
1895, 1889, 1877
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Painesdale (added 1993 - - #93000623)
Area encompassing Painesdale streets and the Champion Mine , Painesdale
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eschweiler, A.C., Champion Mining Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Painesdale Historic District (added 1982 - - #82005276)
MI 26 , Painesdale
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Owner:
Private
Quincy Mining Company Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001095)
Also known as See Also: Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House
Area N from Portage Lake to Quincy Hill and along US 41 , Hancock
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Quincy Mining Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Processing Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000750)
M-26 , Osceola
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Processing Site, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Quincy Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000143)
Also known as See Also:Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall
100, 200, and 300 blks. of Quincy St. and 416 Tezcuco St. , Hancock
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Charlton,Gilbert & Demar
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Shelden Avenue Historic District (added 1987 - - #87002154)
Shelden, Lake, & Montezuma Aves. , Houghton
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Charlton,Gilbert,& Demar, Ottenheimer,Henry L.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
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