Lost ship, Detroit, 1872
Victoria
Demolished
- Opened
- 1872
Victoria stood in Detroit from 1872. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
Then and now
What stands there now
Cadillac Square Park
- 1872 Opens Victoria
- 1925 Closes Victoria
- 2026 Today Park
What is there now
Cadillac Square Park
- Today Park Source: OpenStreetMap
We checked Wikidata, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Rebuild Detroit's landmark records and the county parcel records on October 25, 2026.
The story
Victoria went up in 1872, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes.
It is gone now, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1872 Built
- 1925 Closed
Where it is
More from Detroit in the 1870s
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Monument, built 1872, Classic Revival
Photo: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical Church
House of worship, built 1872, Late Victorian
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1870, Late Gothic Revival, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and Rectory
House of worship, built 1875, Italianate
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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![Griswold Hotel, Griswold Hotel [lobby, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4523-2324-thumb-15fabace68.jpg)
Griswold Hotel
Hotel, built 1868, demolished 1961
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Water Works Park Tower
Structure, built 1876, Victorian, by Joseph E. Sparks, demolished 1945
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Around the block
- Greyhound Ship, built 1902, demolished 1935 Next door
- North West Ship, built 1894, demolished 1941 Next door
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Ste. Claire
Ship, built 1910, by Frank E. Kirby, demolished 2018
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Next door
- Western States Ship, built 1902, by Louis Keil, demolished 1959 Next door
- Owana Ship, built 1899, by Louis Keil, demolished 1981 Next door
- Seeandbee Ship, built 1913, by Frank E. Kirby, demolished 1947 Next door
- J.T. Wing Ship, built 1919, demolished 1956 Next door
- Frank E. Kirby Ship, built 1890, by Louis Keil, demolished 1932 Next door
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.