The Shelden-Dee Block is a commercial building located on the corner of Shelden Avenue and Isle Royale Street in Houghton, Michigan.
However, his wife Mary (Edwards) Shelden partnered with another local businessman, James R. Dee, and hired Chicago architect Henry L. Ottenheimer to design a commercial building for the site,[2] intending to take advantage of the booming business related to the surge in local mining activity.
The facade is symmetrical, with Ionic order pilasters separating second- and third- floors windows.
Stone balconies are set into the third floor, and the arches above doorways feature highly detailed carving.
[2] The main floor of the building contains four storefronts lined, each with floor-to-ceiling windows topped with a transom of Luxfer prisms, which scatter incoming light.