Fife Lake–Union District No. 1 Schoolhouse

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Fife Lake–Union District No. 1 Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site

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Location	5020 Fife Lake Rd, Fife Lake, Michigan
Coordinates	44°36′45″N 85°21′14″W / 44.61250°N 85.35389°W / 44.61250; -85.35389Coordinates: 44°36′45″N 85°21′14″W / 44.61250°N 85.35389°W / 44.61250; -85.35389
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1882 (1882)
Built by	John Dewey
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	87001433^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1987
Designated MSHS	October 27, 1983^[2]

The Fife Lake–Union District No. 1 Schoolhouse, also known as the Cedar Creek School of the Union Township Hall, is a school building located at 5020 Fife Lake Road near Fife Lake, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983^[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1] It is unique because of the distinctive design of its Late Victorian porch and belfry.

History

The Fife Lake Schoolhouse was built in 1882 by local carpenter John Dewey.^[2] It was used as a school until the early 1950s. In 1955, Union Township purchased the schoolhouse and converted it into a township hall.

Description

The Fife Lake Schoolhouse is a one-story Late Victorian balloon-frame rectangular structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding.^[2] The exterior is generally plain, but the appearance is enhanced by a distinctive triple-bay entry porch with a barrel-vault-top center, and by an open well-house-like belfry. Both the porch and the belfry have stickwork brackets, and the belfry has a gable roof and a central finial. Two entrances lead from the porch into coat rooms, which open onto the main schoolroom. The schoolroom has vertical-board interior paneling and a pressed metal ceiling. A clapboard woodshed with a gable roof is located behind the schoolhouse.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 "Fife Lake - Union District No. 1 Schoolhouse". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved February 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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