Ontonagon County
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergland Administrative Site | 02005-07-09July 9, 2005 | M-28 |
Bergland | The Bergland Administrative Site, also known as the Bergland Ranger Station, is a government administrative complex consisting of six buildings, built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was one of the first administrative offices built in the Ottawa National Forest, and now houses the Bergland Cultural & Heritage Center and the The Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum. | ||
| Ontonagon County Courthouse | 01980-11-14November 14, 1980 | 601 Trap St. |
Ontonagon | The Ontonagon County Courthouse is a two-story Romanesque Revival structure, designed by the architectural firm of Charlton, Gilbert & Demar, and built of brick on a sandstone foundation. Three sides have similar facades a central entrance in a gabled pavilion flanked by tall double-hung windows. The building was completed in 1886, but a disastrous 1896 fire destroyed most of the city, including this courthouse. The foundation and brick walls were salvaged, and the interior was redesiged and rebuilt. | ||
| Ontonagon Harbor Piers Historic District | 02001-12-04December 4, 2001 | Ontonagon River at Lake Superior |
Ontonagon | In 1860, the Army Corps of Engineers began designing pier structures in Ontonagon at the mouth of the river. The initial construction of the Ontonagon piers was carried out during 1868-1872, and further additions and reconstructions were carried out through the rest of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. The east and west entrance piers are now 2,315 feet and 2,563 feet long, respectively | ||
| Ontonagon Lighthouse | 01975-10-07October 7, 1975 | Off M-64 |
Ontonagon | The original Ontonagon Lighthouse, a wooden structure, was built in 1852/53. This lighthouse quickly deteriorated, and the current lighthouse, constructed of brick, was built in 1866. This lighthouse is a rectangular, 1-1/2-story cream-colored brick keeper's house on a stone foundation, integral with a three-story, 34-foot tall tower. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1964, and ownership of the structure was transferred to the Ontonagon County Historical Society in 2003. The society undertook a complete restoration of the structure, and conducts tours for visitors. | ||
| Ontonagon School | 02011-05-25May 25, 2011 | 301 Greenland Rd. |
Ontonagon | The Ontonagon School was originally constructed in 1912 as a high school. The architecturally significant portion of the building is the 1938 elementary school addition. This building, was designed by architect architect A.B. Nelson to be child-friendly, and features stained-glass art, floor- and wall-tiles with fairytale characters, built-in child-sized benches, reversing blackboards, and an Art Deco fish pond in the kindergarten room. |
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