Activity #3 Picture Exploration!

Old Daily Mining Gazette Building

 

 

The Daily Mining Gazette Building - 65 Isle Royale Street, Houghton, MI

History:
This building in downtown Houghton, MI was originally the main offices for the Daily Mining Gazette newspaper, as well as a post office and electric company. It was built in 1899 by the architect Henry Leopold Ottenheimer and features a Jacobsville sandstone front.

Today:
In 1980, after the businesses moved to different offices in Houghton, the building was converted into apartments. Today it is known as the Gazette Apartments.

Additional Reading:

• 65 Isle Royale Street | Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
• James R. Dee Block — Copper Country Architects

 

Next Building: Houghton National Bank

 

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