by Manistee VB | Mar 29, 2017
ARCHITECT: William LeBaron Jenney CONSTRUCTED: 1880 In 1880, E.P. Case was employed by lumberman John Canfield as a bookkepper, and was apparently impressed with Canfield’s home which was designed by Chicago architect William LeBaron Jenny who designed seven other... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Wisconsin Bridge Company CONSTRUCTED: 1934 Completed in 1934, Cooley Bridge is an impressive structure, and is among Michigan’s rarest truss bridge types. Named after Mortimer E. Cooley, a University of Michigan professor and dean, the bridge is... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Consumers Energy CONSTRUCTED: 1925 Completed in 1925, Hodenpyl Dam is part of Consumers Energy’s network of 13 hydroelectric dams in Northern Lower Michigan. Hodenpyl Dam was named after Anton G. Hodenpyl, one of the founders of what was then Consumers... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Consumers Energy CONSTRUCTED: 1918 Completed in 1918, Tippy Dam (known as Junction Hydro when it was built) was named after Charles W. Tippy, a board of directors chair for Consumers Power. Tippy is Consumer Energy’s second largest hydro dam producing up to... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Wisconsin Bridge Company CONSTRUCTED: 1889 In the late 1880s a 96 foot high/1,200 foot long iron truss railroad bridge called High Bridge, was constructed across the Big Manistee River. The bridge was used primarily for the then Pere Marquette Railroad and...
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