Louis Piket

by A. K. Hoagland. Louis Piket was a Cincinnati architect with just one known commission in the Copper Country. Biography Based in Cincinnati, Louis Piket (1839-1910) entered into an architectural practice with his father, Anton, and then was joined by two of his sons in 1888. Piket also taught architecture and mechanical drawing at St.… Read more Louis Piket

Sacred Heart Church

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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