South Range Community Building

The South Range Community Building is a community center located on Trimountain Avenue in South Range, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

South Range Community Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Trimountain Ave., South Range, Michigan
Coordinates	47°4′11″N 88°38′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
NRHP reference No.	81000310[1]
Added to NRHP	April 09, 1981

History

During the depths of the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the southern Keweenaw Peninsula was over 75%.[2] The South Range Community Building was built in 1933-35 and funded by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as a way to employ the miners and craftsmen of the area.[2] The building was intended to function as both a social and governmental hub for the community of South Range, and it continues to serve this purpose today.

Description

The South Range Community Building is a one-story rectangular brick building with a facade of sandstone trimmed with brick.[2] It sits on a mine rock foundation, and is surmounted by a hipped roof with a three front gables flanked with side gables.[2] Three entrances are centered below the three front gables.[2]

Inside, the building contains village offices and a multi-use auditorium.[2] The center entrance on the first floor has been converted into a fire station.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "South Range Community Building". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
3. "South Range Community Hall". Keweenaw Free Guide. Retrieved June 21, 2011.