Fife LakeāUnion District No. 1 Schoolhouse | |
Location | 5020 Fife Lake Rd, Fife Lake, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44Ā°36ā²45ā³N 85Ā°21ā²14ā³W / 44.61250Ā°N 85.35389Ā°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Built by | John Dewey |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 87001433 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 27, 1987 |
Designated MSHS | October 27, 1983 [2] |
The Fife LakeāUnion District No. 1 Schoolhouse, also known as the Cedar Creek School of the Union Township Hall, is a school building located at 5020 Fife Lake Road near Fife Lake, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It is unique because of the distinctive design of its Late Victorian porch and belfry.
The Fife Lake Schoolhouse was built in 1882 by local carpenter John Dewey. [2] It was used as a school until the early 1950s. In 1955, Union Township purchased the schoolhouse and converted it into a township hall.
The Fife Lake Schoolhouse is a one-story Late Victorian balloon-frame rectangular structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding. [2] The exterior is generally plain, but the appearance is enhanced by a distinctive triple-bay entry porch with a barrel-vault-top center, and by an open well-house-like belfry. Both the porch and the belfry have stickwork brackets, and the belfry has a gable roof and a central finial. Two entrances lead from the porch into coat rooms, which open onto the main schoolroom. The schoolroom has vertical-board interior paneling and a pressed metal ceiling. A clapboard woodshed with a gable roof is located behind the schoolhouse.
Fife LakeāUnion District No. 1 Schoolhouse | |
Location | 5020 Fife Lake Rd, Fife Lake, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44Ā°36ā²45ā³N 85Ā°21ā²14ā³W / 44.61250Ā°N 85.35389Ā°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Built by | John Dewey |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 87001433 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 27, 1987 |
Designated MSHS | October 27, 1983 [2] |
The Fife LakeāUnion District No. 1 Schoolhouse, also known as the Cedar Creek School of the Union Township Hall, is a school building located at 5020 Fife Lake Road near Fife Lake, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It is unique because of the distinctive design of its Late Victorian porch and belfry.
The Fife Lake Schoolhouse was built in 1882 by local carpenter John Dewey. [2] It was used as a school until the early 1950s. In 1955, Union Township purchased the schoolhouse and converted it into a township hall.
The Fife Lake Schoolhouse is a one-story Late Victorian balloon-frame rectangular structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding. [2] The exterior is generally plain, but the appearance is enhanced by a distinctive triple-bay entry porch with a barrel-vault-top center, and by an open well-house-like belfry. Both the porch and the belfry have stickwork brackets, and the belfry has a gable roof and a central finial. Two entrances lead from the porch into coat rooms, which open onto the main schoolroom. The schoolroom has vertical-board interior paneling and a pressed metal ceiling. A clapboard woodshed with a gable roof is located behind the schoolhouse.