South Range Community Building

The South Range Community Building is a community center located on Trimountain Avenue in South Range, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

South Range Community Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Trimountain Ave., South Range, Michigan
Coordinates	47°4′11″N 88°38′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
NRHP reference No.	81000310[1]
Added to NRHP	April 09, 1981

History

During the depths of the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the southern Keweenaw Peninsula was over 75%.^[2] The South Range Community Building was built in 1933-35 and funded by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as a way to employ the miners and craftsmen of the area.^[2] The building was intended to function as both a social and governmental hub for the community of South Range, and it continues to serve this purpose today.

Description

The South Range Community Building is a one-story rectangular brick building with a facade of sandstone trimmed with brick.^[2] It sits on a mine rock foundation, and is surmounted by a hipped roof with a three front gables flanked with side gables.^[2] Three entrances are centered below the three front gables.^[2]

Inside, the building contains village offices and a multi-use auditorium.^[2] The center entrance on the first floor has been converted into a fire station.^[3]