Building, Marine City, since 1935
Marine City Water Works
Still standing, photographed 2023
- Opened
- 1935
- Style
- Art Deco
- Standing
- 91 years
Marine City Water Works has stood on Waterworks Park229 South Water Street in Marine City since 1935, 91 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Marine City Water Works
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1935, as the region worked through hard times and then boomed after the war, Marine City Water Works opened in Marine City.
It was built in the Art Deco style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Go see it at Waterworks Park229 South Water Street. Photos never get the scale right.
The Marine City Water Works is a public works building located at 229 South Main Street in Marine City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Timeline
- 1935 Built Art Deco
- 2011 Listed on the National Register September 15, 2011
- 2026 Today 91 years and still standing
Where it is
Waterworks Park229 South Water Street, Marine City
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Marine City Water Works, Marine City, Michigan, 2012 Photo: Notorious4life, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marine City Water Works, 2023 Photo: Notorious4life (Uploads), CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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.