Ironwood Memorial/Municipal Building

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Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 90°9′57″W / 46.45556°N 90.16583°W / 46.45556; -90.16583
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Memorial Building
Bell & Kinports
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.80001857[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1980

The Ironwood Memorial Building, also known as the Ironwood Municipal Building or the Ironwood Memorial/Municipal Building, is a government building located at the corner of McLeod Avenue and Marquette Street in Ironwood, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

History

The city of Ironwood had plans to build a new municipal building since at least 1917.

veterans of World War I.[3] The building was completed in August 1923[2] It was used for municipal business, as well as social and recreational uses, such as banquets, plays, basketball games, and education.[2]

The Ironwood Memorial Building was remodeled in 1996.[3] The building continues to serve as Ironwood's City Hall.[4]

Description

Side view

The Memorial Building is a two-story

pilasters and topped with arches run around the first floor, and rectangular windows with architrave trim are used on the second.[4]

Inside the building are municipal offices (including a court room and council chambers), community facilities, a 1,500-seat auditorium,

Battle of Argonne),[5] a statue of World War I doughboy, and bronze tablets listing area men who served during the Civil War, Spanish–American War, and World War I.[3] A mural by artist Carl Frezell depicting local iron mines[3] was funded by the Works Progress Administration.[4] The Ironwood Women's Club has a private clubroom in the building.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Ron Trethewey (August 20, 1998). "Memorial Building Celebrating 75th Anniversary". Ironwood Daily Globe.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ironwood's Living Memorial". Superior Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Memorial Building". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Ironwood Memorial Building". Hunt's Guide to the UP. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
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