National Register Record for NINE TRIBES TOWER

Historic Name: NINE TRIBES TOWER
Current Name: None
Address: 205 B STREET NE
City: MIAMIA            County: OTTAWA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
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

Type: None
Historic Function: DOMESTIC/MULTIPLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC/MULTIPLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: SOCIAL HISTORY
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: MODERN MOVEMENT
Architect: HUDGINS, THOMPSON, BALL AND ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECT; COWEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BUILDER
Year Built: 1971            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: JANUARY 2022