Ingham County Courthouse 12/13/1971
Form 10-300(July 1969)ITATI:IUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICECOUNTY: ATIO ALREGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESI VE TORY - OMI ATIO FORM(Type all entrips - complete applicable sections)Ingham County CourthouseCATEGORY001-DistrictgSite00Building PublicStructure00ObjectSTATUSOWNERSHIP(Checl One)PrivateBoth89Public Acquisition:00In Process00Being Cons ideredOccupiedUnoccupiedPreservationIn progressACCESSIBLETO THE PUBLICYes: Restricted0 Unrestricted0Nou::lPorkll::Private Residence1-Religious00Transportation0CommentsOther (Specify)%County of InghamwwIngham County CourthouseSTATE :n0czSTREET AND NUMBER : - Cl TV OR TOWN:Michigann Historical CommissionSTREET AND NUMBER :nSTATE :CITY DR TOWN:LansingMichigan
(Cited ulna0Altered0Unexpoaecl(Citect One)(Checlr One)f] Unolterecl0MovedDESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIG I NAL. (It fmown) PHYSICAL. APPEAI'IANCitAt the January meeting of the Ingham County Board of Commissionersin 1.902, the businessmen of the city of Hason invited the entire boardto take an expense-paid "junket" to Hillsdale, Hichigan, to examine a"model courthouse" there. Obviously, the men of Mason thought highlyof the courthouse in Hillsdale and hoped Mason, the County Seat, wouldgain an equally worthy structure when Ingham County went ahead with plansfor its own new building.There are marked similarities between the courthouse which nowstands in Mason and the one examined by the Board of Commissioners inHillsdale in 1.902. The roof and arrangement of corner domes on theIngham County Courthouse are not similar to the courthouse in Hillsdale,but t hey do bear a striking resemblance to t he roof of the KalamazooCounty Courthouse which may vrell have been another building inspectedby the Ingham County Commissioners.Needless to say, the Ingham County Courthouse is a of yl 'probably none of which was translated directly from architectural manualsor recognized examples. It is much more likely that a number of styleswhich were current at the turn of the century indirectly affected thedesigner's drawings and the Commissioners tastes. Nevertheless, theIngham County Courthouse is an interesting example of an indigenous chitec ural mood which was obviously influenced by earlierlachigancourthouses throughout the southern part of the state.If there is a dominant style in the Ingham County Courthouse, itis a highly simplified treatment of the style propagated by the Ecoledes Beaux Arts in nineteenth century Paris. Symmetrical plan, frontbroken into advancing and receding planes, accented quoins, and pairedpillars under the front ortico: several features show an indirectawareness of this style. The walls are of cut stone, and the windows haveflat structural openings.A pedimented f height portico projects from the front facade ofthe courthouse. Because the general design of the courthouse is muchsiMpler than a full-blown Beaux Arts design, and because the porticoso strongly dominates the front, the Ingham County Courthouse bears theunmistakeable suggestion or earlier classical designs. The mein dooropening beneath the portico is roun arched with spandrels and cartouche.·The arrangement of the roof, vaulted with domes on the four cornersand a high climactic t Ner in the center, is almost identical to theroof arrangement of the Kalamazoo County Courthouse,built in 1.885.The roof is gently sloped and even resembles a mansard roof from a distance.Circular roof dormers typical of the "General Grant" mode of SecondEmpire styling have been removed from the domes.County offices occupy the first two levels of the courthouse. Circuitcourtroom, Commissioners' room, and small offices occupy the third level.The interior of the building has been wel} . , d, and only minoralterations of floorspace have been maq. e". s,' '/.-t .j' .-IC.-j-i.\-'. VI.:L. ;·· t " 1- (.')2: Lo.J C\1 / ,. lr--:.tr;; -.· ·- , ::J \.LJ.,.-;J0 .zc:rwl'.:mm%-1;ac:n-10z
00AREAS 01" SIGNII"I CANCIE019th Century(CIIecll One or More aa Appropriate)Aboriginal0 p,.hiatoric00000018th ingO0induatry'tnventionLandacapeArch itectureLiteratureMil itaryMuaicPolitica lReligion/Phi.loa; phy00IXJScienceSculptureSocial/Human·history ofjurisprudence inMjchiganitarian00TheaterTranaporta tionATEMENT OF SiGNII"ICANCI:%0%wwThe Ingham County Courthouse in Mason, Michigan, has served almostfrom the date of its construction as a place where trials from morefrenetic parts of the state could be movea to ensure fairness anddecorum. In this sense, bringing a trial to the Ingham County Courthouseo!lchange of venue has been almost tantamount to taking the trial backin time to an earlier and more pacific era in Michigan jurisprudence.The city of Hason v1as first platted in :1.836. Four years later,the Legislature fixed Mason as county seat of Ingham County. NearbyLansing was still an unnamed and unbroken forest.The Legislature made its selection on the condition that speculatorCharles Noble of Monroe, Michigan, deed over "at least five acres ofland 'tdthin said village, for the use and benefit of said county." oble, whose own interest in the area was based mainly on the developmentof a lumber mill there, obligingly turned over parcels of land amounting to five acres, "in consideration that the County Commissionershave located the Seat of Justice in said village and in considerationof one dollar."Among those parcels was one which Noble's agent had set off as a"public square" in the center of the village. Now resting on thatsquare, the Ingham County Courthouse is the third generation in thecounty's family of courthouses. The present building was built in 1.904.Over time, the state capital at Lansing has grown into a thrivingurban center, while its little neighbor, Hasan, has remained much whatit always was - a small, quiet, largely agricultural community. Ironically, the quiet which abides beneath the windows of the majestic oldcircuit courtroom in the Ingham County Courthouse has encouraged Michiganmagistrates to send some of the state's noisiest and most notoriouscriminal trials to Hason on change of venue.For several weeks in 1.925, the Ingham County Courthouse was crowdedto capacity with reporters and curiosity-seekers who came to Mason towitness the Arthur Rich rape trial. The case, which involved a prettycoed and a rich manufacturer's son, had been tried earlier in BattleCreek and had resulted in a mistrial. In arguing that their clientcould not hope for a fair second trial in Battle Creek or in many otherparts of Michigan, the attorneys for Arthur Rich pointed to lurid hea lines which had appeared in Battle Creek, Detroit, and other parts of thestate.PREI'TY GIRL IS VICTDI OF AUTO SHEIK. GIRL VICTD1 OF AUTO SHEIK HASBIRTHDAY: FRIENIS SHOWER GIFTS; Miss Louise Long, However, Misses Thrillof Commencement Activities; X-Ray Photograph Shows Five Facial Fractures;
Deed, July 6, 1.840; beginning Liber 4, p. 509; microfilm in records of theIngham County Register of Deeds, Mason.Ingham County News, October 6, :1.859, p.2.Michigan, Acts of the Legislature, :1.840, PP 3/.J-35.Detroit News Magazine, May :1.1., :1.959, p.t6.Historic :Hichigan Courthouses. N.P.: National Colonial Dames of America,Hichigan Branch, :1.966.(Lansing) State Republican, January :1.3-1.5, :1.902, p. t.Degrees44840. ;VoUti"'MinutesSeconds2634("'mmSTATE :STATE :zSTATE:"'-f.ac:NAME AND TITL.E :n.Jim Schutze, Assistant Historian-fDATEORGANIZATION5/25/7:1.Michigan Historical Commission0STREET AND NUMBER :3405''%CIJY OR TOWN :"'As the designated State Liaison Office for the Na tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclus'ionI hereby certify that this property is included in theNational Register.in the National Register and certify that -it has beenevaluated according to the criteria and procerures setforth by the National Park Service . The recommendedlevel of significance of this nomination is :StateDLocalEC 1 3 19n Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NTitleATTEST:DirectorDept. of Natural ResourcesDat 6/9/71Date,
Form 10-JOOa(July 1969)UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICENATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESINVENTORY · NOMINATION FORMSTAT EMichiganCOUNT YIngham(Continuation Sheet)'2.Is Given Nourishment Through Tube. V.AST AMOUNT OF ENIDENCE AGAINST RICH. RICHASSAULT CASE TOPIC FOR SERMONS BY MINISTERS HERE.A protracted trial in calmer surroundings - Mason - neverthelessfound Rich guilty of rape. Arthur Rich walked out of the Ingham CountyCourthouse and into ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary at Jackson.As recently as t969, a trial from another part of the state had to beremoved to the cooling atmosphere of Mason. The Algiers 1-!otel murder trial,aftermath of Detroit' s bloody confrontation between black citizens andNational Guardsmen, was moved to Mason in hopes the quiet there would helpassure patrolman Ronald August a calmer trial than he could expect in stillsmoldering Detroit. A reporter described Mason to his Detroit readers asa community which lives "on the egge of yesterday. ""The regal t9th century sandstone courthouse basks in a yellowish glow,and townsmen, as they have for years, sit on benches that are scatteredaround the square."'The judge who heard the Algiers Hotel trial in 1-iason remarked later,"I have never seen a better courthouse or one that was as::well maintained Never in my experience as a judge have I had more decorum in a courtroom."The Ingham County Courthouse is an architectural outgrowth of typicalcourthouse architecture in Michigan: its style embodies features borrowedfrom courthouses in various parts of southern Michigan.More significantly, the Ingham County Courthouse is a sojourner froman earlier era in l1ichigan jurisprudence. The third floor circuit courtroom sternly commands a quiet thoughtfulness and respect from those whoenter it. The old men who sit on Charles Noble's square outside are treatedas grandfathers, not loiterers (Number ell entrfee) ,. ---· ·-----·------ - ·--.----.·· - - - - - ·
f?(2:r:' -:tf 1 tooo3t:t1UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICEWASO Form· 177("R" June 1984)Du-pt.- I cArC:NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESEVALUATION/RETURN SHEET0000Working N o . - - - - - - - - - - - Fed. Reg. D a t e : - - - - - - - - - - Date D u e : - - - - - - - - - - - - Action: A C C E P T - - - - - - - RETURNREJECTresubmissionnomination by person or local governmentowner objectionappealSubstantive Review:Federal A g e n c y : - - - - - - - - - - - -0OsampleOappealrequest0N R decisionReviewer's ciplineDatesee continuation sheetNomination returned for: technical corrections cited belowsubstantive reasons discussed below1. Name2. LocationT3. Classification"StatusAcceaibieOwnershipPublic AcquisitionCategoryPresent Use4. Owner of Property5. Location of Legal Description6. Representation in Existing SurveysHas this property been determined eligible?0yesOno7. ratedruinsunexposedCheck one0 unaltered0alteredDescribe the present and original (if known) physical appearance000000summary atesboundary selectionCheck one00original sitemoveddate
8. SignificancePeriodAreas of Significance-Check and justify belowSpecific datesBuilder/ArchitectStatement of Significance (in on11 parllfJfa(Jh)0000000000summary paragraphcompletenessclarityapplicable criteriajustification of areas checkedrelating significance to the resourcecontextrelationship of integrity to significancejustification of exceptionother9. Major Bibliographical References10. Geographical DataAcreage of nominated property - - - - - Quadrangle nameUTM ReferencesVerbal boundary description and justification11. Form Prepared By12. Sta18 Historic Pre181'Vation Officer CertlflcltionThe evalua18d significance of this property within the state is:nationalstatelocalState Historic Preservation Officer signaturetitledate13. Other0Maps00PhotographsOtherQuestions concerning this nomination may be directedto--------------------------- gned-----------------Dat ------------Phone:
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SOURCE: U. S. G. S., Mason , Mi chiganSCALE: 1. : 625001.909DATE:Form 10-301(July 1969)UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICENATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESPROPERTY MAP FORM(Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map)z01-u:: Jefferson a t AshCITY OR TOWN :Mas on0:::1-STATE :zwwTO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS1. Property broundaries where required.2.North arrow .3.Latitude and longitude reference./. [- lI\ . 'I. .- ,'.--.'STATE
STATE OF MICHIGANrURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION:AR l "'" . J:::lHN :;ONChairman'. M. LA IT AlAlUGUST SCHOllElARRY H. WHITELEYlllARY F. SNEllWILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, GovernorDEPARTt\1\ENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESSTEVENS T. MASON BUILDING, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48926RAlPH A. MAC MUlLAN, DirectorJune 10, 1971Dr . Wi 11 lam J. MurtaghKeeper of the National RegisterOffice of Archaeology and Historic PreservationNational Park Service801 19th Street, N.W., Room 618Washington, D. C.20006Dear Dr. Murtagh:Enclo sed are sixteen (16) sets of nomination forms for the NationalRegister of Historic Sites, as follows:1.Charlevoix City Park2.Ingham County Cou1·th ouse3.Ladies4.Our Saviour 1 s Evange lic a l Lutheran Chu rch5.Ann Arbor Firehouse6.Bradley House7.Clark-Stringham Site8.Main Street Building United Church of Ovid9.C. H. Call House1Literary Club(Gr and Rapids)( Man iste e )(Midl and )(Jackson Coun ty )'10.Sidney Smith House11.PonshevJaing Point Site12.Calumet Th eat r e13.St. . Cecil i a Society Bui ]ding(J ackson Cou nt y)(Emmet County)(Gr and Rap ids)\
June 10, 1971-2-Dr. Murtagh14.Trinity Church15.Indian Dormitory16 .Greensky Hil 1 Mission(Niles)(Mackinac Island)(Charlevoix County)These sites have been approved by the Historic Preservation Advisory Counci 1,and are herewith submitted for nomination to the ational Register ofHistoric Sites by Dr. Ralph MacMullan, the State Liaison Officer.Sincerely,?t P Norman F. Smith, ChiefOffice of Planning Servicesand .Chairman, Historic P eservationTask ForceNFS:JAB:nfrEnc.cc: D. ChaputC. Cleland.1
;k/'J?e!; y;,/)1w//eA) '*f/,)./lJ o/f',l- 1 'toNOV 51971(j. 0;r/e;Ernest Allen ConnallyActingAssociateDU ·cc:Mr. Ralph A. MacMu.lla.n, DirectorDepartment of Natural ResourcesStevens T. Mason BuildingLansing, Michigan 48926 )w/c of inc.Directo Northeast Region )CLI)HR)LS)FNP:EADippel:maj:l0/29/71(BASIC FI!E RETAINED IN HR)CL-243761o/,1-
ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTERSTATEDate EnteredDEC 1 3 19nNameLocationcounty coMasonIn ham CountyAlso NotifiedHon. Philip A. HartHon. Robert "'. GriffinHon. Charl s x;. crlainDirector, Northeast RegionMCMeans:mm12/6/71Se LiaiOfxicerMr. samu l , 1 t iAct!# q Deputy Director- ere tion p.u. nt owa·t · :al .RaaoUX'Cen Isuil · 9Lan in9,Uicbi9anOSI26
Ingham County Courthouse is an interesting example of an indigenous chitec ural mood which was obviously influenced by earlierlachigan courthouses throughout the southern part of the state. If there is a dominant style in the Ingham County Courthouse, it is a highly
3. Register of Deeds a. Resolution to Contract with Legal Aid of Central Michigan to Take Client Referrals from the Ingham County Register of Deeds and the Ingham County Treasurer b. Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of a New Record Management Software System for the Register of Deeds Office 4.
3. Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Wayne County 4. Lapeer County Courthouse, Lapeer County 5. John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain, Wayne County 6. Governor Robert McClelland House, Monroe County 7. Horticultural Laboratory Building, Ingham County 8. Colonel Frank J. Hecker House, Wayne County 9. Loren Andrus House, Macomb County 10.
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