National Register of Historic Places - Michigan (MI), Iosco County

Iosco County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cooke Hydroelectric Plant and Alabaster Historic District, Five Channels Dam Archeological District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Iosco County places including William Gilbert Fargo, James Berry Foote and United States Gypsum Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Iosco Country are Classical Revival.

Alabaster Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000715)

Bounded by Lake Huron, Gypsum, Keystone, and Rempert Rds. , Alabaster

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Cooke Hydroelectric Plant (added 1996 - - #96000803)

Cook Dam Rd. at the Cook Dam on the Au Sable River , Oscoda

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Foote, James Berry, Fargo, William Gilbert

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Five Channels Dam Archeological District (added 2002 - - #01001016)

Also known as 20ES113;20IS113;20IS114;20IS115:20IS116

Address Restricted , Oscoda

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Forest, Outdoor Recreation