{"id":452,"date":"1900-09-23T14:50:09","date_gmt":"1900-09-23T20:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=452"},"modified":"2017-01-11T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:28:04","slug":"richetta-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/richetta-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Richetta Block"},"content":{"rendered":"

by A. K. Hoagland.<\/p>\n

Architect:\u00a0Duncan Campbell
\n<\/a>Location<\/strong>: 333 Hecla St., Laurium
\nBuilt<\/strong>: 1900
\nBurned<\/strong>: 1947<\/p>\n

\"Richetta<\/a>
Richetta Block.
Courtesy Keweenaw National Historical Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michael Richetta commissioned this business block constructed of Portage Entry sandstone. Originally planned to be two stories with the capacity of having a third or even fourth story added, it appears to have been built as a three-story building. The 42-foot front was divided into two commercial spaces, one 25 feet wide (occupied by Superior Pharmacy in the photograph) and the other 12; the stores had plate-glass windows and steel ceilings. The center bay of the fa\u00e7ade was pulled forward slightly and crowned with a name plate: RICHETTA BLOCK 1900. The second and third floors\u2019 twelve rooms were designed as office spaces that could be joined into two- or three-room suites. Occupants indicated in the photograph included Hagen & Reed Insurance and Real Estate and an unidentified lawyer. The building was heated by steam and lit by electricity.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

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