The "Yesteryear House" in Central Mine, Michigan, was built before the Civil War as mining company housing for the mine clerk and his family. The house was the residence of the John F. Robert family from 1875 until the mine closed in 1898. The house was restored by the Stetter family, summer residents who leased (and eventually bought) the house from the Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company. The Stetter family restored the house so that it looked as it may have during the Victorian era when the Robert family lived there; however, modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing and electricity were needed by the family when they lived there during the summer. An addition was added to the house in 1963, constructed of salvaged lumber, and gave the family a place to retreat to when tours were conducted. Formal tours began in 1962. __The house is included in the Central Mine Historic District and is also in the Historic American Buildings Survey. The Stetter family received a commendation from the American Association for State and Local History for their work in preserving the house and the heritage of the Keweenaw Peninsula.