Breitung Hotel

Coordinates: 46°29′56″N 87°36′32″W / 46.4990°N 87.6088°W / 46.4990; -87.6088
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The Breitung Hotel, named for Edward Breitung,[1] was a hotel at 111 South Pioneer Avenue in Negaunee, Michigan. The hotel, designed by David M. Harteau, was built from 1879 to 1880.[2] The building was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on June 20, 1985.[2]

The hotel was destroyed in a fire.[1] The park at the site of hotel was named Breitung Park in August 2009 in its honor.[3]

Architecture[edit]

The Breitung was a three-story, L-shaped Italian Renaissance building. The facade was cream-colored brick with brownstone trim and stone quoining. The front of the building possessed a four-story, square tower topped by a mansard roof with an iron balcony on the third floor. A Late Victorian veranda stretched across the front the building.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Troy (2002). Lake Superior Country: 19th Century Travel and Tourism. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9780738519456.
  2. ^ a b c Staff. "Breitung Hotel". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Boyle, Johanna (August 14, 2009). "Negaunee OKs cable changes". The Mining Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

46°29′56″N 87°36′32″W / 46.4990°N 87.6088°W / 46.4990; -87.6088