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Alpena County Courthouse
Photo: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Alpena County Courthouse

Alpena’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 8, 1983; only 674 of Michigan’s 1,942 listings are older
Art DecoListed 1983Alpena
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Alpena County Courthouse

Alpena County Courthouse, at 720 Chisholm Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 8, 1983: the first place in Alpena to be listed. Only 674 of Michigan’s 1,942 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 50 other Michigan listings. The listing covers 4 acres.

What it isHistoric courthouse in Alpena, Michigan, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 13 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1934 to today

  1. 1934Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 30 minutes

720 Chisholm Ave., Alpena · about 1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Alpena County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Bingham SchoolBuilt 1936 · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Herman and Hattie (Ely) Besser HouseBuilt 1923 · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4IOOF Centennial BuildingBuilt 1876 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Alpena Central Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

StFishing Tug Katherine VGreat Lakes Fishing Tug1 miStAlpena LightBuilt 18751.1 mi

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Questions about Alpena County Courthouse

Is Alpena County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 8, 1983 (Register number 83003643).

Is Alpena County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Michigan has 37 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Alpena County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Alpena County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 13 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 25338843 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.