The Courthouse has long been a meeting place, inside and out. It is the only courthouse in the state of Michigan that has served its residents continuously since its construction. In 1883, the Courthouse was one of three stone buildings in town. Marie by the American Baptist Missionary Society in the late 1820’s, organized a temperance society and school on the lot where the Courthouse now stands.
The present Chippewa County Courthouse, built in 1877, stands on the site of Reverend Abel Bingham’s Baptist Mission.
