Hancock/Town Hall and Fire Station
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N 47° 07.607 W 088° 35.084
16T E 379806 N 5220471
On the north side of Quincy Street (northbound US-41) at Montezuma Street. Street parking available.
Waymark Code: WMMTJ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2006
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HANCOCK The Quincy Mining Company platted Hancock in 1859, a decade after the company began mining Keweenaw copper. While many copper towns boomed and busted within a short period of time, Hancock remained stable, incorporating as a city in 1875. By 1897, Hancock's four thousand citizens wanted a government building that would reflect the city's prosperity and stature. The Quincy company sold this lot to the city in 1898 and in January 1899 the Town Hall and Fire Hall opened.
TOWN HALL AND FIRE HALL The Marquette firm of Charlton, Gilbert and Demar designed Hancock's Town Hall and Fire Hall. Completed in 1899, the building housed city offices, the fire department, and the marshall's office and jail. Built of Jacobsville sandstone with stepped and curved gables, it exhibits Richardsonian Romanesque, Dutch and Flemish influences. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Parking nearby?: no
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Registered Site #: Local Site #519
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
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website: Not listed
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