Michigan - Marquette County
Marquette County Michigan has 41 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cliffs Shaft Mine, Granot Loma, Gwinn Model Town Historic District, Jackson Mine and Suicide Hill (Ski Jump).

Many famous people are associated with these Marquette County historic places including Louis G. Kaufman, William G. Mather, Sam Cohodas, Peter White, C.H. Call and John Munro Longyear.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marquette County places including Ishpeming Ski Club, Ward Manning, D. Fred Charlton, Louden Machinery Co., Marshall & Fox, George W. Maher, Northern Construction Co., David E. Anderson, Scott,William,& Co. and Wahlman & Grip. Prominent architectural styles found in Marquette Country are Romanesque, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001879)
Also known as See Also:Call House
Arch and Ridge Sts. from Front St. to Lake Superior , Marquette
Slick-o-bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Gothic, Italianate
Historic Person:
White,Peter,et al.
Significant Year:
1870, 1900
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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Big Bay Point Light Station (added 1988 - - #88001837)
Also known as Big Bay Point Lighthouse
3 Lighthouse Rd. , Big Bay
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Lighthouse Establishment, 11th District Light-House Engineer
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
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Braastad--Gossard Building (added 2015 - - #15000946)
Ishpeming, Ishpeming
Andrew Jameson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Frederick Braastad
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Call House (added 1972 - - #72000641)
450 E. Ridge St. , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Struck,C.J.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Cleveland Mine Engine House Number 3 (added 2007 - - #07000386)
601 Division St. , Ishpeming
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
Cliff Shaft Headframe Nos. 1 and 2 (added 1980 - - #80004821)
, Ishpeming
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Cliff Shaft Mine Complex (added 1980 - - #80004820)
, Ishpeming
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Cliffs Shaft Mine (added 1992 - - #92000832)
Euclid St. between Lakeshore Dr. and Spruce St. , Ishpeming
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maher,George W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Exotic Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Research Facility
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Cohodas, Sam, Lodge (added 1991 - - #91000331)
Also known as Michigamme Lake Lodge
Off US 41 at E end of Lake Michigamme, Michigamme Township , Champion
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kallioinen,Nestor, Anderson,David E.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Cohodas,Sam
Significant Year:
1935
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
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County Road 557--West Branch Escanaba River Bridge (added 1999 - - #99001529)
Cty. Rd. 557 over West Branch of Escanaba R. , Wells Township
Yooperann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
P.J. Nickel Company, Michigan State Highway Department
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Granite Island Light Station (added 1983 - - #83000884)
12 mi. N of Marquette on Granite Island , Marquette
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
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Granot Loma (added 1991 - - #91000330)
Co. Rd. 550 on Lake Superior shore N of Thoneys Pt., Powell Township , Marquette
JNeilBrooks, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Louden Machinery Co., Marshall & Fox
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Kaufman,Louis G.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
More Information:
Gwinn Model Town Historic District (added 2002 - - #00000286)
Also known as Gwinn
Including most of the original plat of Gwinn and surrounding greenbelt , Forsyth
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Charlton, D. Fred, Manning, Ward
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Mather, William G.
Significant Year:
1907, 1933, 1946
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Plaza, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Plaza, Single Dwelling
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Harlow Block (added 1983 - - #83000885)
100 W. Washington St. , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gregory,Hampson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
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Holy Family Orphanage (added 2015 - - #15000701)
Marquette, Marquette
Varnent, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Huron Islands Lighthouse (added 1975 - - #75000955)
Also known as U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouse (Light List #1690)
NW of Big Bay in Lake Superior , Big Bay
Andrew Jameson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
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Ishpeming Municipal Building (added 1981 - - #81000312)
Also known as Ishpeming City Hall
100 E. Division St. , Ishpeming
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sinclair & Outerson, Charlton,Demetrius F.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Correctional Facility, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Government Office
More Information:
Jackson Iron Company Site (added 1975 - - #75000957)
Also known as Carp River Forge
N of Negaunee limits off SR 492 , Negaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jackson Mining Co.
Area of Significance:
Industry, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Jackson Mine (added 1971 - - #71000414)
W of Negaunee , Negaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Longyear Building (added 2004 - - #04000657)
210 North Front St. , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Charlton, Demetrius Frederick, Wahlman, John Simon
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Longyear, John Munro
Significant Year:
1922, 1916
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Longyear Hall of Pedagogy-Northern Michigan University (added 1980 - - #80001880)
Also known as Longyear Hall
Presque Isle Ave. , Marquette
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Arnold,Ernest W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
M 95 (old)--Michigamme River Bridge (added 1999 - - #99001531)
Old M 95 over Michigamme R. , Republic Township
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dickinson County Road Commission
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Marquette City Hall (added 1975 - - #75000956)
204 Washington St. , Marquette
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Demar,Edward, Lovejoy,Andrew
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
Marquette City Water Works (added 1980 - - #80004832)
, Marquette
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Marquette County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001506)
400 S. 3rd St. , Marquette
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northern Construction Co., Charlton,Gilbert & Kuenzli
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Marquette Harbor Light Station (added 1984 - - #84001803)
Marquette Harbor , Marquette
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
Marquette and Western Railroad Negaunee Freight Depot (added 2008 - - #08000587)
Also known as Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Negaunee Freight Depot
420 Rail St , Negaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
Mather Inn (added 1978 - - #78001505)
107 Canda St. , Ishpeming
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Manning,Warren H., Ritchie,James H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Mather,William G.
Significant Year:
1932, 1931
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Negaunee Fire Station (added 2004 - - #04000692)
Also known as Negaunee Hose House
200 S. Pioneer Ave. , Negaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Charlton & Kuenzli
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station
More Information:
Negaunee State Bank Building (added 1995 - - #95000295)
Also known as Old Bank Building
331 Iron St. , Negaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Peninsular Iron Company: Carp River Kiln (added 1980 - - #80004833)
, Marquette
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Peninsular Iron Company: Mangum Kiln (added 1980 - - #80004815)
, Marquette
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Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light (added 2016 - - #16000339)
Marquette, Marquette
Sf9000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Transportation, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Savings Bank Building (added 1978 - - #78001507)
Also known as Marquette County Savings Bank
125 W. Washington St. , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Noble & Benson, Barber & Barber
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Call,C.H.,et al.
Significant Year:
1891, 1892
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
St. Peter Cathedral (added 2012 - - #12000307)
311 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Religion
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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Stannard Rock Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73000953)
Off Keweenaw Peninsula , Lake Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
State House of Correction and Branch Prison (added 1977 - - #77000720)
Also known as Marquette Prison
Off U.S. 41 and MI 28 , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wahlman & Grip, Scott,William,& Co.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
Suicide Hill (Ski Jump) (added 2001 - - #00001604)
Also known as Suicide Bowl-Ishpeming Ski Club
Cliffs Dr. , Neguanee
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Truck Line Bridge No. 1 (added 1999 - - #99001530)
Also known as Peshekee River Bridge
Old US 41 over Peshekee R. , Michigamme Township
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Powell and Mitchell, Michigan State Highway Department
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Upper Peninsula Brewing Company Building (added 1980 - - #80001881)
Also known as Charles Meeske House
Meeske St. and U.S. 41 , Marquette
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Historic Person:
Meeske,Charles,et al.
Significant Year:
1894, 1893
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Vista Theater (added 2005 - - #05000714)
218 Iron St. , Megaunee
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anderson, David E.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
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