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List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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The National Historic Landmarks in Michigan represent Michigan's history from pre-colonial days through World War II, and encompasses several landmarks detailing the state's automotive, maritime and mining industries. There are 42 National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in the state, located in 18 of its 83 counties. The landmarks also cover sites of military significance, such as Fort Michilimackinac, religious significance, such as the St. Ignace Mission, and cultural significance, such as the Fox Theater and Ernest Hemingway's boyhood summer cottage. In addition, two previously designated landmarks have lost that status due to the demolition of the sites.

The National Historic Landmark Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process. The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations and, based on a set of predetermined criteria, makes a decision on NHL designation or a determination of eligibility for designation. Both public and privately owned properties can be designated as NHLs. This designation provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties via tax incentives, grants, monitoring of threats, and other means. Owners may object to the nomination of the property as an NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation.

All NHLs are also included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), a list of historic properties that the National Park Service deems to be worthy of preservation. The NHLs in Michigan comprise approximately 2% of the 1,757 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan as of January 2012. The primary difference between an NHL and an NRHP listing is that the NHLs are determined to have national significance, while other NRHP properties are deemed significant at the local or state level.

Wayne County, the location of the automotive capital Detroit, has the most NHLs, with 13, followed by Emmet County and Mackinac County with three each. Five counties have two each, and eight counties each have one listing. Michigan's first NHLs were designated on October 9, 1960, when three locations were chosen. The latest designation was made on January 13, 2021. Eleven Historic Landmarks in Michigan are more specifically designated National Historic Landmark Districts, meaning that they cover a large area rather than a single building.

Current NHLs in Michigan

National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark District
Delisted Landmark
  • Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Different colors, defined here, differentiate the National Historic Landmark Districts from other NHL buildings, structures, sites or objects.

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NHLs formerly located in Michigan

The following Landmarks were located in Michigan at the time they were declared National Historic Landmarks, but have since moved to other states.

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Former NHLs in Michigan

Landmark name
Image
Date designated
Date moved
or delistedLocality
County
Description
Lincoln Motor Company PlantReo Motor Car Company PlantSS Ste. Claire
[[File:LincolnPlant1923.jpg100pxalt=Aerial photograph of extensive building complex, with inset photographs of a ground-level view of a building and the interior of a large warehouse.]]DetroitWayneHenry M. Leland acquired a factory here in 1917 and greatly expanded it in order to produce Liberty Engines as part of the World War I war effort. After the war, Leland used his long and prominent experience with Cadillac to inaugurate the Lincoln line of automobiles. Leland sold his company to Henry Ford in 1922; by 1952 this original Lincoln plant was retired from automotive production. Most of the complex was demolished in 2002–03, leading to withdrawal of its landmark designation.
[[Image:Reo factory 1977.jpg100pxalt=A large building with a sign reading "Diamond Reo – World's Toughest Truck" sign on the roof and industrial surroundings.]]LansingInghamIn his third venture in the automotive industry, and after his departure from the highly successful Oldsmobile, Ransom E. Olds established the Reo Motor Car Company at this plant in 1904. Reo enjoyed early success and was responsible for many innovations in automobile manufacturing, but remained a niche company for most of its existence. The factory complex was demolished in 1980 to make way for site redevelopment, and landmark status was withdrawn in 1985.
[[Image:Steamer Ste Claire c 1915.jpg100px]]DetroitWayneDesigned by naval architect Frank E. Kirby. Between 1910 and 1991, the Ste. Claire ferried passengers to Bois Blanc Island for the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company. She was moved to Toledo, Ohio in 2003, but returned to Michigan a few years later and in 2019 is docked at Riverside Marina in Detroit. The ship was delisted as a National Historic Landmark in 2023, but remained on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

References

  1. (September 2011). "List of National Historic Landmarks by State". National Park Service.
  2. "Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation". National Park Service.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". National Historic Landmarks Program.
  4. "Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 65". [[United States Government Printing Office.
  5. "Bay View". National Park Service.
  6. "Calumet Historic District". National Park Service.
  7. "City of Milwaukee (Great Lakes Car Ferry)". National Park Service.
  8. "Cranbrook". National Park Service.
  9. (April 23, 2014). "Interior Designates Four New National Landmarks to Honor Nation’s Unique Cultural Heritage & History".
  10. "Dow, Alden, House and Studio". National Park Service.
  11. "Dow, Herbert, House". National Park Service.
  12. "Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office". National Park Service.
  13. "Edison Institute". National Park Service.
  14. "Henry Ford Estate official website".
  15. "Fisher Building". National Park Service.
  16. "Ford Piquette Avenue Plant". National Park Service.
  17. "Ford River Rouge Complex". National Park Service.
  18. "Fort Michilimackinac". National Park Service.
  19. "Fox Theater (Detroit)". National Park Service.
  20. "General Motors Building". National Park Service.
  21. Mike Litterst. (September 30, 2014). "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce Nine New National Historic Landmarks Highlighting America's Diverse History and Culture".
  22. "Grand Hotel". National Park Service.
  23. "Guardian Building". National Park Service.
  24. "Hemingway, Ernest, Cottage". National Park Service.
  25. "Highland Park Ford Plant". National Park Service.
  26. "Historic Ford Motor Company – Highland Park Plant, MI". U.S. Department of Transportation.
  27. "Lightship No. 103 "Huron"". National Park Service.
  28. "Mackinac Island". National Park Service.
  29. "Marshall Historic District". National Park Service.
  30. "Michigan State Capitol". National Park Service.
  31. "Milwaukee Clipper (Passenger Steamship)". National Park Service.
  32. The Minong Mine is listed as "address restricted." However, the Isle Royale National Park [http://home.nps.gov/applications/parks/isro/ppMaps/ISROmap1.pdf official map] {{webarchive. link. (2007-08-13 shows its location, and the park [http://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/outdooractivities.htm marks the trail] {{Webarchive). link. (May 31, 2011 to the mine.)
  33. "North Manitou Lifesaving Station". National Park Service.
  34. "North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station". Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
  35. "Norton Mound group". National Park Service.
  36. "Parke-Davis Research Laboratory". National Park Service.
  37. "Pewabic Pottery". National Park Service.
  38. "Quincy Mining Company Historic District". National Park Service.
  39. "St. Clair River Tunnel". National Park Service.
  40. "St. Ignace Mission". National Park Service.
  41. "St. Mary's Falls Canal". National Park Service.
  42. "Silversides, USS (Submarine)". National Park Service.
  43. "Columbia (Steamer)". National Park Service.
  44. Dan Austin. (September 4, 2015). "Boblo boat Columbia on its way to New York". Detroit Free Press.
  45. "The SS Columbia Project".
  46. "Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation: Lincoln Motor Company Plant". National Park Service.
  47. "Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation: Reo Motor Car Company Plant". National Park Service.
  48. "Ste. Claire". National Park Service.
  49. Ann Zaniewski. (April 18, 2019). "Small fire breaks out on SS Ste. Claire, former Boblo Boat". Detroit Free Press.
  50. "Weekly List 2023 12 15". National Park Service.
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