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| ID Number |
SG100007856 |
| Historic Name |
NINE TRIBES TOWER |
| Description of Significance |
NINE TRIBES TOWER IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIAL HISTORY. THE MIAMI CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THE MIAMI HOUSING AUTHORITY (MHA) IN DECEMBER 1965 TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLINGS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS BY USING FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. PLANNING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN MIAMI COMMENCED IN 1966, AND CONSTRUCTION OF NINE TRIBES TOWER BEGAN IN 1970. DESIGNED BY HUDGINS, THOMPSON, BALL, AND ASSOCIATES, AND BUILT BY COWEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, NINE TRIBES TOWER OPENED IN 1971 AS THE ONLY LOW-INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTED FOR SENIORS BY THE MHA. DURING PLANNING STAGES, THE MHA DECIDED TO NAME THE BUILDING NINE TRIBES TOWER IN HONOR OF NINE TRIBAL NATIONS WITH HISTORIC TIES TO OTTAWA COUNTY: THE CHEROKEE, EASTERN SHAWNEE, MIAMI, MODOC, OTTAWA, PEORIA, QUAPAW, SENECA-CAYUGA, AND WYANDOTTE. THE BUILDING WAS AT NEAR FULL CAPACITY UPON OPENING, INDICATING THAT NINE TRIBES TOWER MET THE NEED FOR SENIOR HOUSING IN MIAMI. LISTED 6/21/2022 |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
205 B STREET NE |
| City |
MIAMIA |
| County |
OTTAWA |
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| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC/MULTIPLE DWELLING |
| Current Function |
DOMESTIC/MULTIPLE DWELLING |
| Area Significance 1 |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
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| Date Prepared |
JANUARY 2022 |
| Year Built |
1971 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
HUDGINS, THOMPSON, BALL AND ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECT; COWEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT |
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| Restricted |
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