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

Chippewa County Michigan (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elmwood and Point Iroquois Light Station, Birch Lodge Hospital and Summer Resort Sanitarium, Kinross Township Hall and School dating back to 1825.

The famous person Henry R. Schoolcraft is associated with one of more of the Chippewa County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chippewa County places including Obed Wait, H. Emery and E. Ford. Prominent architectural styles found in Chippewa Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Queen Anne.

Birch Lodge Hospital and Summer Resort Sanitarium (added 1996 - - #96001376)

Also known as Trout Lake Sanitarium;Birch Lodge

Co. Rt. H-40, .6 mi. W of MI 123 , Trout Lake

Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ford, E., Emery, H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Elmwood (added 1974 - - #74000982)

Also known as Schoolcraft House;Indian Agency

705 E. Portage Ave. , Sault Ste. Marie

Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Wait,Obed

Architectural Style:

Federal, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Schoolcraft,Henry R.,et al.

Significant Year:

1827

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Literature, Engineering, Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Kinross Township Hall and School (added 2004 - - #03001549)

7305 W. Kinross Rd. , Kinross Township

Chris857, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Point Iroquois Light Station (added 1975 - - #75000940)

Also known as Iroquois Point Lighthouse;Nadoueuigoning

6 mi. NW of Brimley in the Hiawatha National Forest , Brimley

ValerieWood, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park