Lost building, Detroit, 1858
Detroit Boat Club (third)
Demolished
- Opened
- 1858
Detroit Boat Club (third) stood in Detroit from 1858. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
Detroit Boat Club (third) went up in 1858, decades before the auto age, when the river was the city's main street.
It is gone now, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Where it is
Atwater Street and Hastings Street
On this map
- 1 Detroit Boat Club (third) This place
- 2 Christ Church 0.2 mi
- 3 Sibley House 0.2 mi
- 4 Detroit Museum of Art 0.2 mi
- 5 Academy of the Sacred Heart 0.2 mi
- 6 Thomas A. Parker House 0.2 mi
- 7 Father Dowling Hall 0.2 mi
- 8 Dinan Hall (University of Detroit) 0.2 mi
- 9 The Palms 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1850s
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1855, Gothic Revival, by Albert H. Jordan
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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St. John's Episcopal Church
House of worship, built 1861, Gotchic Revival, by Anderson & Jordan
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Academy of the Sacred Heart
School, built 1862, English Gothic, by James W. Wall, demolished 1920
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Christ Church
House of worship, built 1863, Gothic Revival, by Gordon W. Lloyd
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue Theatre Theater, built 1859, demolished 1950
- Marine Hospital Building, built 1857, by Anderson & Jordan, demolished
Around the block
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Christ Church
House of worship, built 1863, Gothic Revival, by Gordon W. Lloyd
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Sibley House
Built 1848, Greek Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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![Detroit Museum of Art, Art museum [Detroit Museum of Art], Detroit, Mich.](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4407-2249-thumb-f19f2910c9.jpg)
Detroit Museum of Art
Building, built 1888, Richardsonian Romanesque, by James Balfour, demolished 1960
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.2 mi
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Academy of the Sacred Heart
School, built 1862, English Gothic, by James W. Wall, demolished 1920
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Thomas A. Parker House
Built 1868, Gothic Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Father Dowling Hall School, built 1890, Romanesque, by Gordon W. Lloyd 0.2 mi
- Dinan Hall (University of Detroit) School, built 1915, Collegiate Gothic, by Oscar C. Gottesleben, demolished 1963 0.2 mi
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The Palms
Building, built 1903, English Renaissance, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.