Second Arenac County Courthouse | |
Location | Central Ave., Omer, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44°2′50″N83°51′14″W / 44.04722°N 83.85389°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1889 |
Built by | Angus McDonnell |
NRHP reference No. | 82002823 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 15, 1982 |
Designated MSHS | March 2, 1976 [2] |
The Second Arenac County Courthouse, also known as Ye Olde Courthouse Masonic Hall and the Omer Masonic Hall, is a historic building located on Central Avenue in Omer, Michigan. The building is an outstanding example of a highly detailed vernacular frame building. [2] It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
Arenac County was organized in 1883 from sections that had been part Bay County. [2] Omer was selected as the county seat and a courthouse was built- In 1889 the courthouse burned down, and the county hired local contractor and sawmill owner Angus McDonnell to construct this building on the same site. [2] The building was finished in 1890 at a cost of $2970.75. [3] In 1891, a county-wide vote selected Standish as the county seat, and the county government was moved. In 1893, [2] the vacated court building was sold to the Omer Lodge of the Free and Acceptable Order of Masons for $500. [3] At various times, the Masonic Lodge allowed the village to use the structure as a village hall, fire station, and jail. [2]
Facing heavy repair costs, the Masons moved out of the building for smaller quarters in 1997. [3] [4] The structure was purchased by Carol and Robert Britt, who completed some repairs and restoration work with the intention of converting the structure into a museum. In 2004, the Britts then sold the building to the Arenac County Historical Society. [3] The building currently serves as the Society's Historical Courthouse Museum, known as "Ye Olde Courthouse Masonic Hall". [3]
The Second Arenac County Courthouse is a rectangular symmetric two-story frame structure covered with clapboard with a hip roof. [2] The entrance is through a porch supported with slender columns with a slightly projecting bay. An elaborate fanlight window sits above the entrance, and gable above features fishscale shingles and sunburst carving. A graceful cupola tops the structure. [2]
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