Shelden Avenue Historic District
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LocationShelden, Lake, & Montezuma Aves., Houghton, Michigan
Area22.2 acres (9.0 ha)
ArchitectHenry L. Ottenheimer; Charlton, Gilbert,& Demar
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| Location | Shelden, Lake, & Montezuma Aves., Houghton, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 47°7′21″N 88°34′4″W / 47.12250°N 88.56778°W |
| Area | 22.2 acres (9.0 ha) |
| Architect | Henry L. Ottenheimer; Charlton, Gilbert,& Demar |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Renaissance, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002154[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1987 |
The Shelden Avenue Historic District is a commercial historic district located along Shelden, Lake, & Montezuma Avenues in Houghton, Michigan. The district contains 43 contributing buildings (including the Douglass House and the Shelden-Dee Block, both separately listed)[2] in an area of 22 acres.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
The structures in the Shelden Avenue Historic District range in age from the 1870s to the 1980s, but were primarily built in 1880-1910, during the copper boom that brought waves of workers into the Keweenaw Peninsula.[3]
