Adams Building (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
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| Location | 418 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 46°29′52″N 84°20′52″W / 46.49778°N 84.34778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Built by | Marshall N. Hunt |
| Architect | Edward Demar |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Part of | Sault Ste. Marie Historic Commercial District (ID100005683) |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000218[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 2010 |
The Adams Building, also known as the Central Savings Bank Building, was built as a commercial and office building located at 418 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Along with the next-door Gowan Block, it is now part of the Park Place City Center, a mixed commercial and residential development. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
Robert Adams was born in Ontario on May 13, 1844, the sixth child of John and Ann Adams.[2] At the age of 23 he began working his own farm in Ontario. In 1877 he married Elizabeth N. Carr.[2] The couple had six children: George, Augusta, John, Gertrude, Clement, and Lillian.[2]
In 1879 Adams moved to Michigan and purchased 150 acres of land that was at the time undeveloped, but is now within the boundaries of Sault Ste. Marie.[2] Adams cleared the land and platted it, selling lots which eventually became some of the most substantial residential and commercial sections of the city. Adams also engaged in grocery, merchandising, and banking businesses, and represented the area in the state legislature.[2]
