- Dates
- 1957-03 – 1957-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructiontourismeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1957 Beaver Beacon reported construction of Archie’s Apartments, a planned two-story motel with four two-bedroom apartments on the southwest shore of the harbor, expected to be ready by June.
Evidence and limits
This is a planned construction report. It does not provide parcel, permit, plan, cost, ownership, or completion records.
Sources
- Reports that Archie’s Apartments, described as a two-story motel with four two-bedroom apartments including baths, kitchens, and living rooms, was expected to be ready by June. It locates the work on the southwest harbor shore down the hill from McCourts log cabin and identifies Walter Wogan’s construction crew. It does not provide a parcel record, permits, plans, costs, ownership documents, or completion evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the planned motel construction; it does not expand the property, design, financial, or completion record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Archie’s four-apartment harbor motel is planned for June completion, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/archies-apartments-construction-plan-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Archie’s Apartments.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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