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In 1978, the county turned it over to the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, [6] who constructed a museum around it in 1982-83. [4] It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958, [ 2 ] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [ 1 ]
Menominee: July 26, 1974: Menominee Tourist Lodge: 1343 Tenth Avenue (US-41) Menominee: June 15, 1979: Phillips Charcoal Kilns: 2 miles east of Stephenson, off County Road G-12 Stephenson vicinity June 15, 1979: Pioneer Grange No. 1308 Hall: W240 River Road Stephenson: January 16, 1990: Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church† 904 Eleventh ...
The current church, designed by architect and parish member Derrick Hubert, was built in 1921-22. The church was used by the parish until parish mergers in 1972. In 1976, the Menominee County Historical Society purchased the building, and it is now used as the society's Heritage Museum. 10: J. W. Wells State Park: J. W. Wells State Park ...
website, operated by the Menominee County Historical Society Menominee Range Historical Museum: Iron Mountain: Dickinson: Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Local history: website, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation Meridian Historical Village: Meridian: Ingham: Central Michigan: Open-air: website, 19th-century period buildings ...
It was constructed in 1901-02 from a design by J.E. Clancy, a locally prominent architect. It served as library until 1971, when it became the Menominee Range Museum. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977. The building is a T-shaped Neoclassical structure with a hip roof, a raised uncut stone basement. and a stone facade.
In the mid 19th century, Menominee's location on the shore of Lake Michigan and within a heavily forested district facilitated the growth of both shipping and lumber industries in the area. [2] Starting in the 1850s, prosperous local citizens built commercial blocks along First Street, employing local architects and using materials plentiful in ...
The Riverside site is located on a sandy tract of land near Menominee's Riverside Cemetery. [3] The area is covered with low hills and ridges, and is primarily sandy with a thin cover of sod. [ 3 ] The archaeological site is located on a high sand dune overlooking the Menominee River .
However, the local Menominee Range Historical Foundation petitioned to save the structure, and the Hanna Mining Company bought it and presented it to the Foundation. The Ardis Furnace was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.