1801-1803 Atwater St. and 1900 Atwater St., Detroit, Michigan. County/parish: Wayne.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 03, 2009. NRIS 09000680.
6 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.Also known as:
The Dry Dock Complex consists of six interconnected buildings located at 1801–1803 Atwater Street in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the remains of a nearby dry dock at 1900 Atwater Street. The 1801-1803 Atwater complex is also known as the Globe Trading Company Building, and in 2015 was opened by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as the Outdoor Adventure Center.
The complex is significant as a historic maritime manufacturing facility. The earliest structure, an 1892 machine shop, is also significant as an early example of an industrial building entirely supported by its steel frame, but using traditional brick and standard windows to infill the curtain walls. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 2012, the Department of Natural Resources received funding for historic redevelopment of the complex, along the city's east riverfront promenade.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25341126