NEGAUNEE — Negaunee City Hall is an iconic fixture on the city’s skyline.

Built in 1915, the structure was designed by architect John D. Chubb and it takes up an entire city block bordered by Jackson Street and West Case Street.

Chubb’s firm was headquartered in Chicago, but he also had a branch in Marquette.

According to the Copper Country Architect’s web page, he also designed the high schools for Marquette, Ishpeming, Negaunee, Escanaba, Gladstone, Rapid River, Stambaugh, Norway, Munising, and Iron River.

Negaunee’s two-story city hall has several defining features. One of the most prominent is its 94-foot-tall clock tower which sits atop alternating layers of light and dark brick.

Architectural historian Kathryn Bishop Eckert said the clock tower itself “rises over the main entrance as an aggressive symbol of its civic authority.”

The unique building was planned at a time when the city was prosperous and growing because iron ore mining was hitting its peak.

Today, the building is home to not only the city’s administrative offices, but also the public library and police department.

The building is a part of the city’s downtown district, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

Jessica Flores -the architectural historian and historic building pathologist who helped the city obtain the designation, said historic buildings in the downtown district give tourists “a sense of place that’s unique to Negaunee.