Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District

The Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District is a historic district located in Marquette, Michigan, running along Arch and Ridge Streets from Front Street to Lake Superior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The district includes the Call House.

Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Street scene on Ridge Street
Location	Arch and Ridge streets. from Front Street. to Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates	46°32′43″N 87°23′6″W
Built	1870
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Gothic, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	80001879[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1980

Description

The residential core of the district is defined by ridge running east-and-west (known locally as simply "the Ridge"), which gives Ridge Street its name.[2] The district includes spectacular residences built for some of the leading citizens of Marquette, as well as more modest houses for white- and blue-collar workers.[2] Two public structures, the Peter White Library and First United Methodist Church, are also located within the district.[2]

Seven of these structures are built from local sandstone.[2] These include the Daniel Merritt House and St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral.[3] A small cottage in the neighborhood was the inspiration for Carroll Watson Rankin's 1904 novel, The Dandelion Cottage.[4]

History

The first construction in the Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District was in 1867, when Peter White built the first house on the Ridge.[2] Most of the construction in the district took place over the next 35 years as other leading citizens of Marquette followed White's lead, including pioneer businessman and industrialist Hiram A. Burt, Charles H. Call,[2] Daniel Merritt, Andrew Ripka,[5] David Murray, Josiah Reynolds, Frank Bennett Spear, and James Jopling.[6]

Gallery

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  Call House at 450 E. Ridge Street
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  Daniel Merritt House at 410 E. Ridge Street[5]
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  Screet scene on Arch Street
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  Screet scene on Arch Street
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  Waterworks at Lake Superior

See also

•  Michigan portal
•  National Register of Historic Places portal

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
2. "Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
3. Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (2000). The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2807-5.
4. Downs, Gabriel N.; Downs, Michael C. (1999). Marquette. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 0-7385-0056-9.
5. Hunt, Mary; Hunt, Don. "Marquette: Ridge and Arch Historic District". Hunt's Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Albion, MI: Midwestern Guides. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
6. Webber, Katelyn (July 7, 2008). "Homes on 'The Ridge'". The Mining Journal. Marquette, MI.