Goodyear Block | |
Location | 138 E. Main St., Manchester, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°9′0″N 84°2′21″W / 42.15000°N 84.03917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built by | Chauncey Walbridge |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 93000770 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 5, 1993 |
The Goodyear Block, also known as the Arbeiter Block is a commercial building located at 138 E. Main Street in Manchester, Michigan, US. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
The Goodyear Block was built in 1867 by Chauncey Walbridge [2] for Henry Goodyear. [3] The two first-floor retail spaces were let out a hardware store operated by Miller & Webb, and a dry goods store operated by the Wastell Brothers. [4] The offices on the second floor were let out to numerous businesses, including the Manchester Enterprise newspaper. [4] The third-floor auditorium of the building was used for dances, plays, commencements, and concerts, all of which contributed to making downtown Manchester the social center of the area. [3] Goodyear, however, fell on hard times, lost control of his building, and moved to Nebraska. [5] In 1894, Goodyear's creditors sold the building to the Arbeiter Society (or "Arbeiter Verein"), a German club. [5] They ran it for 50 years; [6] the hall was used as a classroom in the 1930s. [7] The building was later used by the American Legion, [4] and eventually abandoned. [7] In 1977, it became the home of the Black Sheep Repertory Theater. [7] The building was rehabilitated in 1990, and the top floors turned into apartments. [5]
The Goodyear Block is a rectangular three-story Italianate commercial building constructed of red brick [3] on a fieldstone foundation. [2] The building is seven bays wide, with the central bay enclosing a staircase to the upper floors and the surrounding two sets of three bays each containing a storefront. [2] The first-floor facade has large display windows flanked by cast-iron columns; the appearance the first floor is the result of the 1990 restoration, but is similar to the original building construction. The front facade also features round headed windows capped with a keystone, [2] and is surmounted by a wooden cornice. Inside, the first floor is commercial space, the second floor is office space, and the third floor is given over to the auditorium. [3]
Goodyear Block | |
Location | 138 E. Main St., Manchester, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°9′0″N 84°2′21″W / 42.15000°N 84.03917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built by | Chauncey Walbridge |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 93000770 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 5, 1993 |
The Goodyear Block, also known as the Arbeiter Block is a commercial building located at 138 E. Main Street in Manchester, Michigan, US. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
The Goodyear Block was built in 1867 by Chauncey Walbridge [2] for Henry Goodyear. [3] The two first-floor retail spaces were let out a hardware store operated by Miller & Webb, and a dry goods store operated by the Wastell Brothers. [4] The offices on the second floor were let out to numerous businesses, including the Manchester Enterprise newspaper. [4] The third-floor auditorium of the building was used for dances, plays, commencements, and concerts, all of which contributed to making downtown Manchester the social center of the area. [3] Goodyear, however, fell on hard times, lost control of his building, and moved to Nebraska. [5] In 1894, Goodyear's creditors sold the building to the Arbeiter Society (or "Arbeiter Verein"), a German club. [5] They ran it for 50 years; [6] the hall was used as a classroom in the 1930s. [7] The building was later used by the American Legion, [4] and eventually abandoned. [7] In 1977, it became the home of the Black Sheep Repertory Theater. [7] The building was rehabilitated in 1990, and the top floors turned into apartments. [5]
The Goodyear Block is a rectangular three-story Italianate commercial building constructed of red brick [3] on a fieldstone foundation. [2] The building is seven bays wide, with the central bay enclosing a staircase to the upper floors and the surrounding two sets of three bays each containing a storefront. [2] The first-floor facade has large display windows flanked by cast-iron columns; the appearance the first floor is the result of the 1990 restoration, but is similar to the original building construction. The front facade also features round headed windows capped with a keystone, [2] and is surmounted by a wooden cornice. Inside, the first floor is commercial space, the second floor is office space, and the third floor is given over to the auditorium. [3]