South Range Community Building

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South Range Community Building
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LocationTrimountain Ave., South Range, Michigan
Coordinates 47°4′11″N88°38′36″W / 47.06972°N 88.64333°W / 47.06972; -88.64333 Coordinates: 47°4′11″N88°38′36″W / 47.06972°N 88.64333°W / 47.06972; -88.64333
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
NRHP reference No. 81000310 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 09, 1981

The South Range Community Building is a community center located on Trimountain Avenue in South Range, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1]

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History

During the depths of the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the southern Keweenaw Peninsula was over 75%. [2] The South Range Community Building was built in 1933-35 and funded by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as a way to employ the miners and craftsmen of the area. [2] The building was intended to function as both a social and governmental hub for the community of South Range, and it continues to serve this purpose today.

Description

The South Range Community Building is a one-story rectangular brick building with a facade of sandstone trimmed with brick. [2] It sits on a mine rock foundation, and is surmounted by a hipped roof with a three front gables flanked with side gables. [2] Three entrances are centered below the three front gables. [2]

Inside, the building contains village offices and a multi-use auditorium. [2] The center entrance on the first floor has been converted into a fire station. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "South Range Community Building". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  3. "South Range Community Hall". Keweenaw Free Guide. Retrieved June 21, 2011.