. ▁Both ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ▁and ▁Steve ▁Mari ucci ▁attended ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁grade . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁school ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁other ▁nearby ▁Catholic ▁schools , ▁and ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁school ▁hous ed ▁first ▁through ▁third ▁gr ades . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁further , ▁and ▁all ▁classes ▁were ▁taught ▁dow nt own . ▁The ▁former ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁school ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁up gr ades ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁exterior ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁Michigan ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁This ▁church , ▁similar ▁to ▁Renaissance ▁parish ▁churches ▁in ▁Italy , ▁echo es ▁the ▁architect ural ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁built ▁it . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁rect angular ▁plan ▁church ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁nave , ▁constructed ▁of ▁random ▁cour sed ▁sand stone . ▁The ▁main ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁g able - end ▁pitch ed ▁roof , ▁with ▁a ▁two - story ▁hi pped - ro of ▁section ▁at ▁the ▁rear . ▁A ▁striking ▁oct ag onal ▁bell ▁tower , ▁fashion ed ▁after