Marquette City Hall

Marquette City Hall
Marquette City Hall
Marquette City Hall is located in Michigan
Location: 204 Washington St., Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates: 46°32′38″N 87°23′45″W / 46.54389°N 87.39583°W / 46.54389; -87.39583Coordinates: 46°32′38″N 87°23′45″W / 46.54389°N 87.39583°W / 46.54389; -87.39583
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1894
Built by: Emil Bruce
Architect: Andrew Lovejoy, Edward Demar
Architectural style: Richardsonian Romanesque, Second Empire, Renaissance Revival
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 75000956[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: April 11, 1975
Designated MSHS: October 7, 1974[2]

The Marquette City Hall is a government building located at 204 Washington Street in Marquette, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.[2]

History

Up until 1893, the city of Marquette had no designated City Hall, and was indeed using, rent-free, a building owned by Peter White.[3] However, when White imformed the city that their lease had run out, civic pride prodded the government to plan the construction of a new city hall.[3] The city held a special election to allow the issuance of bonds to pay for the building; on receiving an overwhelming approval, they hired local architects Andrew Lovejoy and Edward Demar to design the building.[3][2] Contractor Emil Bruce constructed the building at a cost of slightly under $50,000.[3] Part of the contract gave preference to locally-sourced building material, and the demand for bricks and sandstone was great enough that the local economy was bolstered through the depression that lingered through the early 1890s.[2] The cornerstone was laid in May 1894,[3] and the building was completed later in the year[2] and dedicated in early 1895.

The city used the building until 1977, when it was sold to a private developer who refurbished it into professional offices.[3]

Description

The Marquette City Hall is a three-story rectangular building, measuring 92 feet by 72 feet,[3] combining Richardsonian Romanesque, Second Empire, and Renaissance Revival architectural elements. It is constructed of red brick on a raised sandstone foundation, and surmounted by a tiled Mansard roof with a cupola. The front facade is divided by quoins into five bays. The central bay contains a recessed entrance, while the remaining front bays contain two-story arched windows. The remaining sides of the structure contain ribbon windows.[2]

Inside, a main hall runs the full depth of the building, with stairs rising to the second floor.[3] The second floor contained a council chamber that rose two stories.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Marquette City Hall". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/9791.htm. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kathryn Bishop Eckert (2000), The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region, Wayne State University Press, pp. 126 - 130, ISBN 0814328075, http://books.google.com/books?id=b68xzUc0y3IC&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q&f=false 

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