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Herman House
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National Register of Historic Places

Herman House

Also known as Lake View Hotel

On the National Register since 198739 years
Late VictorianListed 1987Rubicon Township
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Herman House

Herman House, at 4405 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1987. It was among the first 12 of Rubicon Township’s 13 listings, with ten others the same day. The Register lists it for its transportation, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 129 other Michigan listings. It was listed as part of Port Hope MPS. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house and hotel building in Port Hope, Michigan. 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1900 to today

  1. 1900Built
  2. 1987Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 39 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

4405 Main St., Rubicon Township · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Herman HouseStart here
  2. 2Masonic TempleGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Ogilvie BuildingLate Victorian · Built 1885 · next door
  4. 4Melligan Store-Agriculture HallBuilt 1884 · next door
  5. 5Frederick H. and Elizabeth Stafford HouseStick/Eastlake · Built 1886 · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BStafford, W. R., Worker's HouseEnd-Gable 19th Century Vernacular · Built 18750.1 miBIsaac Leuty HouseLate Victorian · Built 18740.1 miBStafford HouseBuilding0.1 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian · Built 18800.2 miStStafford, W. R., Flour Mill and ElevatorStructure0.2 miBSt. John's Lutheran ChurchLate Victorian0.3 miSStafford, W. R., Planing Mill SiteSite0.3 miSStafford, W. R., Saw Mill SiteSite0.3 mi
More like it

Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

Ogilvie BuildingBuilt 1885 · 0 mi away
Isaac Leuty HouseBuilt 1874 · 0.1 mi away
First Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 1880 · 0.2 mi away
St. John's Lutheran Church0.3 mi away

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Questions about Herman House

Is Herman House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1987 (Register number 87001974).

Is Herman House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Herman House?

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 Herman House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 25337943 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.