The Peninsula Building

The Peninsula Building is a Michigan historical marker in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, dedicated 1984.

Kalamazoo County · dedicated 1984 · 111 Portage Street, Kalamazoo

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Originally designed for the Peninsula Restaurant, this three-story brick structure was built by Nicholas Baumann in 1874. The elegant ethnic restaurant gave way to the Franklin and Folz clothing store in 1884. After Franklin and Folz moved in 1924, the building housed a succession of businesses including a stove company, a department store, a bookbindery, and a hotel. It became the headquarters for the W. R. Biggs/Gilmore agency in 1973. Severely damaged by a 1980 tornado, the building was completely rehabilitated in 1980-81.

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