Savings Bank Building

	Savings Bank Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
Location	101 S. Front St., Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates	46°32′35″N87°23′33″W / 46.54306°N 87.39250°W
Built	1891
Built by	Noble & Benson
Architect	Barber & Barber
NRHP reference No.	78001507
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1978
Designated MSHS	June 18, 1976

Last updated January 26, 2024

The Savings Bank Building is a commercial building located at 101 South Front Street in Marquette, Michigan. It is also known as the Marquette County Savings Bank. The building was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976^[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

Description

The Marquette County Savings Bank is a steel-frame, flat-roofed, rectangular building with a five-story front facade and seven-story rear.^[2] The structure is faced with ashlar on the lower two levels and red brick on the upper five.^[2] The front facade has a central recessed bay, with a one-story entrance flanked with granite columns at the bottom and gable at the top.^[2] Above the entrance are stone panels decorated with a foliage design.^[3] Surrounding the central bay are two semi-circular bays at each corner; the streetcorner bay is topped by a clock tower with copper roof.^[2]

Inside, the elevator, stairs, and lavatories are located on the south side of the building to deaden the sound of ore cars that once rumbled through town.^[3] The basement and subbasement held the janitor and boiler room, a barbershop, and safety deposit boxes.^[3] On the upper floors, offices were accessed via a central hallway.^[3] The interior construction was of iron, steel, and tiling to resist fire; the only combustible building materials used were oak flooring and window and door casings.^[3]

History and significance

The Marquette County Savings Bank was founded in 1890 by Nathan M. Kaufman, along with other prominent Marquette businessmen.^[3] The bank grew rapidly,^[4] and within four months directors made plans to move from their temporary headquarters and construct a new bank building.^[3] The lot at the corner of Front and Washington was purchased in January 1891.^[3] The new building was designed by the architectural firm of Barber and Barber and built in 1892 by Noble and Benson for a cost of $174,000.^[2]

The structure reflects the importance of late 19th century Marquette as an iron shipping port.^[2] Although there were originally balconies,^[4] the building is substantially intact, and is currently used as office space.^[2]

Gallery

Detail over door
Front Street around 1909. The Marquette County Savings Bank Building is in the middleground at right

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Marquette County Savings Bank". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (2000). The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 122–126. ISBN 0-8143-2807-5.
1 2 Downs, Michael C. (1999). Marquette. Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 0-7385-0056-9.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[state-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Marquette County Savings Bank". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved November 25, 2009.

[sand-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (2000). The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 122–126. ISBN 0-8143-2807-5.

[marq-4] 1 2 Downs, Michael C. (1999). Marquette. Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 0-7385-0056-9.

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