Photos: Scott Wendt, social media website, Central Mine Historic District A Sunday evening fire destroyed a historic home in Central Mine Location.

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — A historic home, located in Central Mine Location, was completely destroyed by fire Sunday evening, according to a Monday release from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 9 p.m., a deputy with the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist the Allouez Township Volunteer Fire Department with a structure fire in Central Location, the release stated.

Central Mine Historic District member and Keweenaw County resident Scott Wendt posted on social media Sunday night that the house was located just down the hill from the turnaround.

The house, formerly owned by Central Mining Co. and recently owned by Keweenaw County Historical Society, was leased by a private party at the time of the structure fire, the Sheriff’s Office report stated.

When the first responders arrived, the structure was completely engulfed. There were no occupants in the home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.

The fire had also spread to a number of spots downwind from the structure, the release stated.

“It’s never a good thing to get a call saying there is a structure fire in the ghost town of Central,” stated Wendt on his social media account. “Your heart jumps right into your throat, for regardless of the building, it will be a huge loss for history; another unrecoverable piece lost to time.”

Allouez Township Fire was assisted by volunteer fire departments from Eagle Harbor and Calumet townships. The incident remains under investigation.