Biographical Dictionary of Copper Country Architects
by Stephanie Trevino. Architect: Erhard Brielmaier Location: Portage St. and Houghton Ave., Houghton Built: 1889-1902. Addition to front: 1928; Memorial hall and kitchen: 1956 This Catholic congregation built the previous church in 1859. Several decades later, Erhard Brielmaier was contracted to design a new church. Construction was slow due to a small treasury. In 1899 the basement… Read more St. Ignatius Loyola Church
by David Bandlow Architect: Carl E. Nystrom Location: 7th Street, Calumet Built: 1901 Demolished: 1925 Another building possibly designed by Nystrom was the Catholic church for a Croatian congregation. As described in the newspaper, the church was to be constructed of Jacobsville sandstone with two large towers and three front entrances. As built, however, the… Read more St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
by Dany Peavey, Stevan Sliger, John Krystof, and Travis Dvorak Architect: Charlton, Gilbert, & Demar Alternative Name: Keweenaw Heritage Center Location: 5th & Scott streets, Calumet Built: 1899-1901 Contractor: Prendergast & Clarkson Designed in 1899 and completed in 1901, this church was constructed for Calumet’s French Canadian population. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the… Read more St. Anne’s Church
by A. K. Hoagland Architect: Louis Piket Location: 1383 Rockland St., Calumet Built: 1897-98 Destroyed by fire 1983 Established in 1868, Sacred Heart Church was the first Catholic church in the Calumet area. Hecla Mining Company leased the land on which the parish built a frame church, measuring 40′ x 90′, at a cost of… Read more Sacred Heart Church
by Scott Hager. Architect: William Pryor Location: 102 Isle Royale St., Houghton Built: 1892-1893 Rebuilt: 1916-25, C. W. Maass, architect Addition to south: 1991, Thomas Moyle, contractor The first Grace United Methodist Church was built in 1854, brought about by a group of Methodists known as the Portage Lake Class. It was a single-story wood-frame… Read more Grace United Methodist Church
by Justin Beckman. Architect: Holabird & Roche Location: 1st and Tunnel Streets, Lake Linden Built: 1886 Contractors: Emery & McCurdy The First Congregational Church of Lake Linden was built in 1887 for a largely Scottish group of copper-milling company officials and local businessmen. The building was dedicated in February of 1887, at a final cost… Read more First Congregational Church of Lake Linden