National Historic Landmark · ship · Detroit, Michigan

Ste. Claire (steamer)

Steamship in Detroit, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1979
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What it is

SS Ste. Claire is a steamer located in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1910, she was one of the last propeller-driven excursion steamers to be operated on the Great Lakes. She was declared a US National Historic Landmark in 1992. In 2018, a devastating fire destroyed the upper decks, leaving only the steel structure. The ship was delisted as a National Historic Landmark and from the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.

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The record

Property typeStructure
Address661 Civic Center Dr., Detroit, MI
CountyWayne County
Reference number79001177
Type of placeship
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structure

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address661 Civic Center Dr., Detroit, MI
Coordinates42.3266° N, 83.0437° W · Directions ↗
Also in Detroit302 listed places in Detroit → · walking tours →
Nearest national park unitRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park · 33 miles · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Detroit

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  • Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit
    Lauren McGregor and John Minnis, 2014
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  • Chaldeans in Detroit
    Jacob Bacall, 2014
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  • Detroit food
    Bill Loomis, 2014
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  • Detroit's Historic Eastern Market
    Randall Fogelman and Lisa E. Rush, 2013
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  • Detroit's delectable past
    Bill Loomis, 2012
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Michigan travel guides

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

Where is Ste. Claire (steamer)?

661 Civic Center Dr., Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The nearest national park unit is River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 33 miles away.

Source: River Raisin National Battlefield Park

Where is the nomination form for Ste. Claire (steamer)?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Ste. Claire (steamer)?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 79001177. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.