Houghton County Courthouse - Houghton, MI
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A grand Victorian style courthouse located on a hill high above the downtown area.
Waymark Code: WMCG5Y
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2011
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The Houghton County Courthouse was built when copper was King. The winner of an Architectural Heritage Award for excellence, when one walks inside, it is like stepping back in time. The Michigan Historical marker in front of the building sums up the courthouse's history very well:
"The opulent High Victorian design of the Houghton County Courthouse testifies to the prosperity that the copper boom brought to the area in the late nineteenth century. The building's irregular form and polychromatic exterior make it one of Michigan's most distinctive nineteenth century courthouses. The red sandstone trim and copper roof were products of the Upper Peninsula. The architect, J. B. Sweatt, was from Marquette. Originally from Chicago, Sweatt typified the many architects who worked in Houghton and participated in the building rush that occurred during the copper boom. Dedicated on July 28, 1887, the courthouse replaced a frame structure constructed in 1862."
Year Built: 1887
Current Use of Building: County Courthouse
Level of Courts: County
Architect: J. B. Sweatt
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1887 - present
Physical Address:
401 East Houghton Street
Houghton, MI
49931
Hours: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
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