The Ishpeming Municipal Building is a public building located at 100 East Division Street in

Ishpeming, Michigan Ishpeming ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,470 at the 2010 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of ...

. It is also known as Ishpeming City Hall. The building was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980 and listed on the

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in 1981.

History

The City Hall in Ishpeming was built during the boom iron-mining years, constructed from 1889 to 1891 using a design by

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architect Demetrius F. Charlton.Ishpeming Municipal Building
from the state of Michigan, retrieved 12/22/09 The structure originally housed the jail, a library, and a madhall's office in addition to city government offices. It is still used by the city of Ishpeming.

Description

The Ishpeming City Hall is a two-story, rectangular structure built of Portage Entry sandstone and brick on a concrete-and-rubble foundation. 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. The roof consists of two intersecting gables. 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.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Government buildings completed in 1891 Michigan State Historic Sites National Register of Historic Places in Marquette County, Michigan