State Police Post – Houghton Lake MI

City:
Houghton Lake, MI

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Police Stations

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1937

Designer:
A. N. Langius

Description

Constructed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), this facility was built to house the Michigan State Police’s Gaylord Post. The building is still in service. It was equipped with a 325-foot broadcasting station equal in power to that in the capital Lansing.

Source notes

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/MSP_Seventh_District_History_181286_7.pdf
(accessed Nov. 14, 2017)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 15, 2017.

Location Info


9011 W. Lake City Road
Houghton Lake, MI 48629

Coordinates: 44.335358, -84.794108

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