Castle Museum (Saginaw)

Infobox_nrhp | name = Castle Museum (Castle Station)
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caption = The Castle Museum of Saginaw County History
location= Saginaw, Michigan
lat_degrees = 43 | lat_minutes = 25 | lat_seconds = 12 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83 | long_minutes = 57 | long_seconds = 0 | long_direction = W
area =
built = 1898
added = January 13, 1972
governing_body = Federal
refnum=72000652 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-11-14|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Castle Museum (Originally Castle Station) in Saginaw, MI, USA is a historic structure on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently the home of the Historical Society of Saginaw County and officially known as the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History.

History

The Castle Museum was designed by William Martin Aiken, the Supervising Architect of the US Treasury , and built in 1898 as a United States Post Officecite web
date=
work= National Register of Historic Places
url= http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/72000652.red.pdf
title= Saginaw. CASTLE STATION (SAGINAW POST OFFICE)
publisher= National Park Service
accessdate=2007-11-14] .. In the 1930s, the post office moved into another building and the building was remodeled by local architect Carl Macomber. In the 1970s, the building was almost demolished but local citizens and the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners took steps to list the building on the National Register of Historic Places to ensure the preservation of the building and the local heritage it representscite web
date=
author= National Park Service
url= http://www.castlemuseum.org/castle_building.htm
title= Historical Society of Saginaw County :: Castle Building
publisher= Historical Society of Saginaw County
accessdate=2007-11-07] .

References

External links

* [http://www.castlemuseum.org/ Historical Society of Saginaw County and the Castle Museum official site]