Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building

Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	120-122 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, Michigan
Coordinates	42°44′05″N 84°33′12″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Darius B. Moon
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS	Downtown Lansing MRA
NRHP reference No.	80001869
Added to NRHP	September 17, 1980

The Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building is a historic office block located at 120-122 West Ottawa Street in Lansing, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History

The Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company was founded in 1881 to provide fire insurance protection for mills. In 1890, the company hired local Lansing architect Darius B. Moon to design an office building. The company occupied the building from 1890 until 1928 when they built the larger Mutual Building located nearby.

Description

The Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building is a two-story, narrow-fronted, Late Victorian commercial block with Richardsonian Romanesque detailing. It has a red brick facade with sandstone trim, and a projecting tower supported by stubby Romanesque columns. The first floor storefront was altered over the years, but in 1978 was redesigned to match the building facade, containing paneled doors and a Queen Anne window treatment. On the second floor, a pair of round-headed windows in a brick frame. A metal bracketed cornice tops the building.