Fairman Building

Fairman Building is a Michigan historical marker in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, dedicated 2009.

Mecosta County · dedicated 2009 · 102-106 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids

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Banker Ferdinand Fairman (1833-1902) built this structure in 1880-81. The upper floors housed offices, and the basement and first floor offered a variety of commercial businesses, including a combined tobacco store-billiard hall and Fairman’s bank. The block was designed and built by Crocker and Hudnutt of Big Rapids. Fairman closed his bank in 1889, but opened a new one in 1896 after the financial Panic of 1893 left the city without a bank.

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Fairman Building160 ft
Nisbett Building190 ft

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