Oscoda County Courthouse
Oscoda County Courthouse | |
 | |
   | |
| Location | 311 Morenci Ave., between 10th and 11th[2] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°38′57″N 84°07′45″W / 44.6493°N 84.1292°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888-1889 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000651[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1972 |
| Designated MSHS | August 13, 1971 |
The Oscoda County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Oscoda County, Michigan, located in Mio at 311 Morenci Ave (M-33).[2] The courthouse is a Michigan State Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2012[update], the courthouse operates courtrooms for the 23rd Circuit Court, 81st District Court, and Oscoda County Probate Court.[3]
The courthouse was destroyed by a fire on the evening of May 4, 2016.[4]
History
The land the courthouse is built on was purchased by the county in 1885 from John Randall, one of the city's founders, for $100.[5][6] The courthouse was built by George E. Hunter from July 1888 to May 1889 at a cost of about $3800.[2][6] Two wings housing vaults for the county clerk and treasurer were constructed in 1908.[5] The building gained a water supply in 1891 and was electrified in 1917.[6]
The courthouse was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on August 13, 1971, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1972.[2] A Michigan State Historic Site informational marker was erected in 2001.[5] It burned on May 4, 2016
Architecture
The courthouse is a two-story, rectangular front-gable building.[2] Currently clad in aluminum, the building originally had white clapboard siding.[2][6] The building is fronted by a projected bay topped with a hip-roofed steeple. The entrance is fronted by a pedimented portico beneath a fanlight on the second story.[2] One-story wings extend from both sides of the courthouse.[6]
The courthouse was designed by architects Pratt and Koeppe[5] in the Classical Revival style.[2] Unlike the stone and brick courthouses commonly built at the time, the Oscoda County Courthouse is a modest wood frame building.[5]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan#Oscoda County
- List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Oscoda County, Michigan
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Staff. "Oscoda County Courthouse". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Oscoda County". Michigan Courts. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ http://oscodaherald.com/stories/Oscoda-County-Courthouse-destroyed-by-fire-Wednesday-night,103805?
- ^ a b c d e "Oscoda County / Courthouse". MichMarkers.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "History of the Oscoda County Courthouse". MIGenWeb Oscoda County. Retrieved May 25, 2012.