| Castle Museum (Castle Station) | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1898 |
| Added to NRHP: | January 13, 1972 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72000652 [1] |
| Governing body: | Federal |
The Castle Museum (Originally Castle Station) in Saginaw, MI, USA is a historic structure on the National Register of Historic Places. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of It is currently the home of the Historical Society of Saginaw County and officially known as the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History.
History
The Castle Museum was designed by William Martin Aiken, the Supervising Architect of the US Treasury , and built in 1898 as a United States Post Office[2]. William Martin Aiken ( April 1, 1855 &mdash December 7, 1908) was an American architect who served as Supervising Architect of the The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. . In the 1930s, the post office moved into another building and the building was remodeled by local architect Carl Macomber. In the 1970s, the building was almost demolished but local citizens and the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners took steps to list the building on the National Register of Historic Places to ensure the preservation of the building and the local heritage it represents[3].
References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-11-14). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
- ^ Saginaw. CASTLE STATION (SAGINAW POST OFFICE). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
- ^ National Park Service. Historical Society of Saginaw County :: Castle Building. Historical Society of Saginaw County. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
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