Gowan Block

Gowan Block
Location 416 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Coordinates 46°29′53″N 84°20′51″W / 46.49806°N 84.34750°W / 46.49806; -84.34750Coordinates: 46°29′53″N 84°20′51″W / 46.49806°N 84.34750°W / 46.49806; -84.34750
Area less than one acre
Built 1901
Architect Edward Demar, Charlton, Gilbert and Demar
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 10000219[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 2010

The Gowan Block, also known as the Masonic Block, was built as a commercial building and meeting hall located at 416 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Along with the next-door Adams Building, 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]

History

John A. Gowan and Albert F. Pickford[2] opened a hardware store, Gowan & Pickford, in 1900.[3] The Gowan Bock was constructed in 1901, and the hardware store was located on the ground floor. The local Masonic Lodge began using upper floors in 1902.[4] Gowan & Pickford eventually became Gowan Hardware.

In 2010, after a few years of financial wrangling, the Masonic Block and the next-door Adams Building were purchased by a developer.[5] Renovations began, with the plan to provide 4,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 24 apartments.[6] The project is known as "Park Place City Center."

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ R.L. Polk & Co (1907), Michigan state gazetteer and business directory, R.L. Polk & Co, p. 1778
  3. ↑ Iron Age, 65, Chilton Company, 1900, p. 45
  4. ↑ John. H. Brownell; Arthur Maurice Smith; Joseph E. Morcombe; Richard Pride; George T. Campbell (1902), The American tyler-keystone: devoted to freemasonry and its concerdant others, 16 (21), J. H. Brownell, p. 497
  5. ↑ Scott Brand (Jan 19, 2010). "Renovations on tap for old CSB building". Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.
  6. ↑ Scott Brand (Jan 17, 2011). "Park Place City Center nearing completion". Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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