| Other Names |
Continental Fire Company N.I.
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| Property Type |
fire station
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| Historic Use |
GOVERNMENT/fire station
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| Current Use |
COMMERCE/TRADE/warehouse
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| Style |
Italianate
Late Victorian
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| Narrative Description |
The Houghton Fire Hall is a three-story, brick, Italianate structure with a bracketed eavesline. One-over-one double hung sash windows with hood moulds are present on the east elevation. A central cupola rises from the flat roof. The structure rests on a raised white-painted rubble foundation.
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| Statement of Significance |
The Houghton Fire Hall was the first home of the Michigan Mining School, now known as Michigan Technological University, from 1886-89.
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| Period of Significance |
1886-1889
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| Significant Date(s) |
1886
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| Registry Type(s) |
08/06/1976 State Register listed
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| Site ID# |
P23261
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