{"id":1214,"date":"1972-12-08T14:23:17","date_gmt":"1972-12-08T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2016-12-28T23:40:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T04:40:27","slug":"detroit-northern-savings-and-loan-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/detroit-northern-savings-and-loan-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit & Northern Savings and Loan Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Brett Schlager<\/p>\n

Architect: TMP Associates, Inc.<\/a>
\nAlternative Name: Republic Bank, Citizens Bank
\nLocation: 400 Quincy Street, Hancock
\nBuilt: 1972
\nContractor: Herman Gundlach, Inc.<\/p>\n

\"dnbank\" — D & N Bank. Photograph by Brett Schlager, 2006.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Founded in Hancock as the Northern Michigan Building & Loan Association, Detroit & Northern Savings and Loan Association has served as a major financial establishment in Northern Michigan for over 100 years, and in both Northern and Lower Michigan for over 80 years. Recently D&N Bank became Republic Bank and even more recently, Citizens Bank.<\/p>\n
Founded by Charles D. Hanchette, Northern Michigan Building & Loan Association had its first headquarters in the law offices of Dunstan & Hanchette. In 1902, Northern Michigan Building & Loan Association found its second home at the Scott Hotel, 101 Quincy Street, Hancock. The official name \u201cDetroit & Northern Michigan Building and Loan Association\u201d was adopted in 1914 when the Detroit office was opened. In 1939 D&N moved to 200 Quincy Street, Hancock. In 1950 the official name \u201cDetroit & Northern Savings & Loan Association,\u201d was adopted.^{1<\/sup>\u00a0The organization expanded again in 1959 at the same location.<\/p>\n}
The nine-story building at 400 Quincy St. was built in 1972 by General Contractor Herman Gundlach, Inc.^{2<\/sup>\u00a0The building stretches 135 feet high and consists of 54,600 square feet of reflective glass and a cylindrical section made of 17,000 pounds of copper laminated to steel, forming a landmark in the Upper Peninsula.^{3<\/sup>\u00a0D&N contains more than 1000 lighting fixtures, 36 \u00bd miles of electrical wiring, 1,000 square feet of slate flooring, 1,300 square feet of ceramic tile, 1,500 square feet of vinyl tile, and 28,800 square feet of carpeting.^{4<\/sup>\u00a0This building, which uses native materials such as copper on the circular tower and native wood throughout the interior, is the only high-rise building in Hancock.<\/p>\n}}}
D&N originally occupied the entire building, but its presence in the Copper Country has shrunk though reorganization, and the building is currently used by Citizens Bank, the Michigan Tech Fund, Otis Elevator, and Denver Hardwoods.<\/p>\n
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