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Sault Ste. Marie Historic Commercial District

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increased, Sault Ste. Marie grew, due to its strategic location on the portage route around the rapids. This was accelerated by the 1840s copper boom, and more so by the construction of the first American lock in 1855. By this time, the early commercial center of the city along Water Street was
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The Sault Ste. Marie Commercial Historic District includes the historic business district in the center of the city, and the nearby houses of early residents and business leaders. This district contains 146 buildings, of which 104 contribute to the historical character of the neighborhood. The
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The commercial blocks of the district are located along the five blocks of Ashmun Street south to the Power Canal, and the adjacent blocks east and west along Portage Avenue. Although the district is predominantly commercial, it also includes with several government buildings and religious
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and 1968, although most date from the late nineteenth century. Architectural styles include Italianate, Late Victorian, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Commercial Brick commercial buildings, Neoclassical public buildings, and vernacular and Colonial Revival houses.
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The city boomed in the 1880 and 1890s, with a number of buildings constructed. The move of the commercial center from Water Street to Ashmun was accelerated by two things: the 1892 relocation of
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Ashmun St. between Water and Easterday Sts., Portage Ave. between Brady and Ferris Sts., and Ashmun St. cross street blocks of Ridge, Maple, Arlington, Ann, and Spruce Sts.,
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properties, as well as historic residences along Water and Bingham streets, most of which have been converted to commercial use.
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Sault Ste. Marie was first settled by European immigrants in 1668. It was controlled by Britain or France until after the
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expanded along nearby Ashmun Street. The twelve commercial enterprises in the city in 1856 grew to 70 by 1879.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sault Ste. Marie Historic Commercial District
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Chippewa County, Michigan
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buildings are mostly two stories in height, and were constructed between
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Chippewa County, Michigan
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is a primarily commercial historic district located in
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Buildings and structures in Chippewa County, Michigan
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Sault Ste. Marie Historic Commercial District is located in Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Historic Commercial District is located in the United States
Sault Ste. Marie
46°30′1″N 84°20′45″W / 46.50028°N 84.34583°W / 46.50028; -84.34583
Italianate
Richardsonian Romanesque
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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
National Register of Historic Places
Old Federal Building
Chippewa County Courthouse
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Adams Building
Gowan Block
War of 1812
Canada
United States
St. Marys River
Upper Peninsula
Fort Brady
Great Depression
World War II
Adams Building
Gowan Block
Old Federal Building
Chippewa County Courthouse
Central Methodist Episcopal Church

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