Indian Dormitory - Mackinac Island MI
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The Indian Dormitory is a Federal-style structure built at U.S. government expense on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in 1838.
Waymark Code: WMBWKV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2011
Views: 9
From Mackinac.com: The treaty of Washington, 1836, in which the Michigan Ottawas and Chippewas deeded vast acreage to the United States, stipulated the government would build a "dormitory" for Indians visiting Mackinac Island to receive their yearly allotments. Its most famous resident was Indian agent Henry R. Schoolcraft. He married an Indian woman from Sault Ste. Marie and interviewed Indians who stayed in the building. Schoolcraft's findings published as "Algic Researches" in 1839 established him as the foremost authority on Eastern Indians.
In 1966 the Mackinac State Historic Parks restored the building and created an interpretative museum which features artifacts from the fur trade as well as materials upon which the New England poet Henry Longfellow, based his long narrative poem "Hiawatha".
Today the dormitory is home to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, operated by Mackinac State Historic Parks.
Street address: Main St. Mackinac Island, MI USA 49757
County / Borough / Parish: Mackinac County
Year listed: 1971
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic, Education
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 05/01/2011 To: 09/30/2011
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 6:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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