Old Cheboygan County Courthouse

The Old Cheboygan County Courthouse is a government building located at 229 Court Street in Cheboygan, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1975[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Cheboygan County Courthouse
Location229 Court St., Cheboygan, Michigan
Coordinates45°38′22″N 84°28′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Built byJames F. Watson
NRHP reference No.86001010[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1986
Designated MSHSSeptember 15, 1975[2]

History

Cheboygan County was organized in 1853, and the county seat was located in Duncan.[2] In 1860, the county board of supervisors moved the county seat to this location. The building was constructed in 1869 by James F. Watson for $3000. The building served as a courthouse until 1899, when the county built a new courthouse.

After the court moved, the old courthouse was used for multiple purposes through the years, including a fire station, a church, a community center,[2] a boxing gym, a veteran's center, and simply for storage.[3] In 1983, the building was extensively renovated and turned into law offices. It currently serves as the Cheboygan office of the law firm Bodman PLC.[4]

Description

The Old Cheboygan County Courthouse is a two-story wooden structure measuring 28 by 65 feet (8.5 by 19.8 m).[3] When built, it contained a courtroom on the second floor and county offices on the first.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cheboygan County Courthouse". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. John Fedynsky (2010), Michigan's County Courthouses, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 9780472117284
  4. "Cheboygan". Bodman PLC. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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