Quincy Street Historic District

Location100, 200, and 300 blocks of Quincy St. and 416 Tezcuco St., Hancock, Michigan

Coordinates47°7′37″N 88°34′52″W / 47.12694°N 88.58111°W

ArchitectCharlton, Gilbert & Demar; Et al.

ArchitecturalstyleClassical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque


Quincy Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

North side of 100 block of Quincy St., looking east (2009)
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Location	100, 200, and 300 blocks of Quincy St. and 416 Tezcuco St., Hancock, Michigan
Coordinates	47°7′37″N 88°34′52″W / 47.12694°N 88.58111°W / 47.12694; -88.58111
Architect	Charlton, Gilbert & Demar; Et al.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	88000143^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 13, 1988

The Quincy Street Historic District is a historic district located along the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of Quincy Street, along with 416 Tezcuco Street, in Hancock, Michigan. The Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall is located in the district. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

The Quincy Street Historic District covers the central portion of Hancock's business district consisting of the first three blocks of Quincy Street, plus two adjacent properties.^[2] The district includes three governmental structures (the Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall, post office, and a county office building) along with 42 commercial buildings.^[2] The majority of the structures within the district were built between 1880 and 1915. The commercial buildings range from two to five stories, and are of frame, brick, or brick and stone construction.^[2] The district is notable for the widespread use of local red Jacobsville sandstone.^[2]

History and significance

In 1869, a major fire destroyed 75 percent of the buildings in Hancock, which were primarily made of wood.^[3] This made room for the construction of more substantial structures during the latter years of the 19th century.

The district contains a large number of well-preserved structures built around the turn of the century. These structures indicate the relative prosperity of Hancock at the time, when copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula was a strong industry.^[2] Many of the structures were designed by leading architects of the Upper Peninsula, including Charlton, Gilbert and Demar, and are significant for their scale and quality, and the reflection of the ethnic diversity of late 19th century Hancock.^[2]

Significant buildings in the district include:

Scott Hotel (1906) 101 East Quincy Street. Former hotel.^[4]
First National Bank Building (1888) 101-103 Quincy Street. The First National Bank Building was originally designed by Byron H. Pierce as a two-story building, its corner entrance specifically intended to exemplify the building's location at the "entrance" to Hancock's main street.^[5] In 1903, the building was enlarged by Charles Archibald Pearce with a third floor and a 40-foot addition on the north side.^[5]
The Wright Block (1899) 100-102 Quincy Street. The Wright Block was designed by Charlton, Gilbert, and Demar. The eastern portion of this building still retains much of its original appearance, with a sandstone facade.^[6] The western portion was covered in 1952 with Vitrolite, a pigmented structural glass.^[6]
Detroit & Northern Michigan Savings & Loan Association (1939) 200 Quincy Street. This building was constructed in 1939 in the then-popular Art Deco style.^[7] The building uses contrasting Bedford limestone and black granite, and sports the streamlined surfaces, vertical elements, and stylized geometry popular in the Art Deco style.^[7]
Post Office (1934) 221 Quincy Street. This building, constructed during the Great Depression, was a Public Works Administration project, overseen by architect Louis A. Simon.^[8] The original design called for a more ornate facade and gabled slate roof, but as the building neared completion the current flat roof and simplified facade was used.^[8]
First National Bank (1905) 240 Quincy Street. This building was originally constructed in 1905, but in 1913 the facade was renovated, converting it to a Neo-Classical style with limestone columns, entry pediment, and balustrade at the top.^[9] A third story was added to the building in the 1940s.^[9]
Nutini's Supper Club (1906) 321 Quincy Street. This building still sports its pressed-metal cornice, with the original brackets and other details.^[10]

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Houghton County, Michigan
Historic districts	Big Traverse Bay Historic District Calumet and Hecla Industrial District Calumet Downtown Historic District East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District Lake Linden Historic District Laurium Historic District Painesdale Historic District Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District Quincy Street Historic District Shelden Avenue Historic District
Historic properties	Calumet Fire Station Chassell School Complex College Club House and Gymnasium County Road C117–Pike River Bridge Douglass House First Congregational Church Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall Houghton County Courthouse J. Vivian Jr. and Company Building Jacobsville Finnish Lutheran Church Kaleva Temple Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light Keweenaw National Historical Park Lake Linden Village Hall and Fire Station Lieblein House John J. Michels House Joseph Bosch Building Old Hancock Central High School Old Main, Suomi College Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House Ransom B. Shelden House Redridge Steel Dam Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery Saint Ignatius Loyola Church Shelden-Dee Block Smith–Dengler House South Range Community Building The Calumet Theatre Thomas H. Hoatson House
National Historic Landmarks	Calumet Historic District Quincy Mining Company Historic District
Former listings	Italian Hall
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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