2 Shaft Hoist House is an industrial building located north of Hancock, Michigan along US Highway 41 within the Quincy Mining Company Historic District.

[3] In the early part of the twentieth century, the shafts at Quincy Mine were increasing in depth at a prodigious rate as the company pushed farther underground in search of copper.

[5] The requirements to lift rock to the surface from ever-increasing depths severely strained the capabilities of the company's mine hoist equipment.

2 Shaft Hoist House is a rectangular structure, faced with red brick veneer,[9] measuring 72 by 76 feet (22 by 23 m) in plan[2] and rising to a height of almost five stories.

[9] The design of the building included large doors, open interior space with no columns, and an overhead crane to facilitate the installation of the hoist.