{"id":1192,"date":"1886-12-08T09:24:15","date_gmt":"1886-12-08T15:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2017-08-15T23:10:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T03:10:41","slug":"red-jacket-village-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/red-jacket-village-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Jacket Village Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Bradley Plummer<\/p>\n

Architect: John B. Sweatt<\/a>
\nAlternative Name: Calumet Opera House and Village Hall
\nLocation: 340 6th Street, Calumet
\nBuilt: 1885-1886
\nContractor: Jesse Butler
\nAltered: 1900, Charles K. Shand<\/a>, architect<\/p>\n

\"redjacketvillagehall\" — Red Jacket Village Hall. MTU Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Red Jacket Village Hall was originally designed in 1885 by Sweatt and built for $14,272 in 1886. The land was leased to the village by the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. The two-story, brick and brown Marquette sandstone structure was located on the southeast corner of 6th and Elm streets. It had a projecting tower with an open belfry on the center of its 6th St. front. The first floor contained the village clerk\u2019s office, council chambers, fire hall, and jail. The second floor housed a public hall.^{1<\/sup><\/p>\n}
Around 1900, major alterations and an addition were constructed to create the Calumet Theater that exists today. The original exterior was modified to accord with that of the large opera house addition on the south. These modifications were done by\u00a0 Charles K. Shand<\/a>.^{2<\/sup>\u00a0The fire department moved to a new fire hall across the street, also designed by Shand.<\/p>\n}
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Letterhead showing Red Jacket Village Hall. MTU Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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