National Register of Historic Places

Cheboygan County Courthouse

Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Listed
May 7, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001010

About this property

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 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Cheboygan County was organized in 1853, and the county seat was located in Duncan. 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, a boxing gym, a veteran's center, and simply for storage. 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. The Old Cheboygan County Courthouse is a two-story wooden structure measuring 28 by 65 feet (8.5 by 19.8 m). When built, it contained a courtroom on the second floor and county offices on the first.

Location

229 Court St.
Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan
45.63951, -84.48218

Categories

LAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cheboygan County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Cheboygan County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1986.

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Cheboygan County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cheboygan County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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