Nisbett Block

Nisbett Block is a Michigan historical marker in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, dedicated 2009.

Mecosta County · dedicated 2009 · 101 South Michigan Avenue, Big Rapids

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Daniel F. Comstock (1831-1903), a lumberman and president of Mecosta County Savings Bank, began erecting his building in 1885 to house stores, a hotel, and the bank. When the bank failed in 1896, Comstock lost all of his assets, including the unfinished structure. In 1900 retired newspaper publisher William Nisbett (1846-1923) bought the block. He completed the massive, decorative exterior - with its rough-cut granite, elaborate parapets, and heavy Romanesque columns - in 1906.

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Nisbett Building140 ft

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