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Calumet Visitor Center Project - Union Building Background Information

Click here to download a pdf of the draft Historic Structure Report for the Union Building.
Draft Historic Structure Report The Union Building Part 1: Developmental History (6.09 MB file)
 
Click here to download a pdf of this report.
Historic Use of the Interior Space of the Union Building, Special Report prepared by Stephanie K. Atwood. (Adobe pdf - 1.26 MB)
 
National Register of Historic Places Nomination for the Calumet Historic District
 
More information on the history of the Union Building …
 

Did You Know?

A small memorial park in Calumet, Michigan where the Italian Hall once stood is for the 74 people killed in a stampede on Dec. 24, 1913.

Woody Guthrie's song "1913 Massacre" brought attention to a tragedy that occurred in Calumet, Michigan on December 24, 1913 during a bitter copper miner's strike. Reports claim that a shout of fire caused panic at a party at the Italian Hall. 74 people died in the stampede down the steep stairway.