Calumet & Hecla Bath House

The Calumet & Hecla bath house.

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Quick Facts

Location:

Calumet, MI

Significance:

Contributing Structure to the Calumet National Historic Landmark District

OPEN TO PUBLIC:

No

MANAGED BY:

Private Property

Amenities

1 listed

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To serve a growing workforce the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company constructed a stand-alone bath house with an indoor pool for workers and their families in 1910/11. It cost the company $45,000 in construction costs! The building stans one story tall and is made of red brick. It has an elevated foundation made of poor-rock. Women and children could use the house for free, men paid three cents, and boys two-and-one-half cents. One worker was employed just to check bathers for contagious disease! The building is now privately owned. Please respect private property.