The Morgan–Copp–Mervau Building, also known as the Corner Store, is a commercial building located at 101 North Mill Street in Northport, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Morgan–Copp–Mervau Building | |
 Circa 1885 | |
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| Location | 101 N. Mill St., Northport, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°7′47″N 85°36′57″W / 45.12972°N 85.61583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000219[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
History edit
The Morgan–Copp–Mervau Building was built in three sections.[2] The first, a single-story building fronting on Nagonaba, was constructed in 1880 as a grocery and dry goods store. The store was owned by Northport native N. C. Morgan and his wife Abbie Voice.[3] An attached two-story section was built on the rear in 1881-83; this served as the Morgans' home. The Morgans moved to Sault Ste Marie in 1887.[4] The two-story section was extended to front onto Mill Street some time before 1905; this section was used for quite some time as Mervau's drugstore. A third section, built diagonally to front onto the Nagonaba/Mill intersection, was built in 1927/28.
In 1996/97, the building was rehabilitated and restored to its original appearance.[2]
Description edit
The Morgan–Copp–Mervau Building consists of three sections: a single-story false-front clapboard-clad section fronting on Nagonaba, a two-story false-front clapboard-clad section fronting on Mill, and a single-story cedar stickwork addition fronting onto the Nagonaba/Mill intersection.[2] The first two sections form an ell, with the third section oriented diagonally to the first two.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Morgan-Copp-Mervau Building". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ History of Leelanau County: The Traverse Region, H.R. Page & Co, 1884, pp. 222–248
- ^ Memorial Record of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1895, p. 274
