National Register of Historic Places

Lake Michigan Beach House, Ludington State Park

Hamlin Lake, Mason County, Michigan
Listed
September 29, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000798

About this property

The Lake Michigan Beach House at Ludington State Park is a public building located at 8800 West M-116 in Hamlin Township. It is the only Arts and Crafts beachhouse on Lake Michigan, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. At the beginning of the 1930s, as the Great Depression worsened, Franklin Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Ludington-Pere Marquette SP-2 was established in 1933. That same year, architect Ralph B. Herrick designed this beach house for the park. The Ludington State Park Beach House was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. In 2013, the beach house underwent an extensive renovation. The Ludington State Park Beach House is a two-story square plan building measuring 116 feet (35 m) by 35 feet (11 m). It sits on a concrete foundation, and has red brick walls on the lower story, wooden singles on the upper story, and a cedar shingle hip roof. Three brick archways on the lower floor provide access from the beach house directly to the Lake Michigan beach. The upper floor of the beach house, originally intended to be a public lodge, has a wooden floor, large timber beams, and a brick and stone fireplace. The lower floor was constructed with dressing and shower rooms, toilets and a confectionery stand/grocery store.

Location

8800 W. MI 116 (Hamlin Township)
Hamlin Lake, Mason County, Michigan
44.03414, -86.50802

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Sources

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When was Lake Michigan Beach House, Ludington State Park listed on the National Register?

Lake Michigan Beach House, Ludington State Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 2013.

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Lake Michigan Beach House, Ludington State Park is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lake Michigan Beach House, Ludington State Park is recorded as the industrial era.

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