United States Immigration Station (Detroit, Michigan)

The United States Immigration Station is a government building located at 333 Mount Elliott Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is currently known as the Rosa Parks Federal Building,[2] and houses the Detroit Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

United States Immigration Station
Location333 Mount Elliott Street
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°20′36″N 83°0′37″W
NRHP reference No.13000322[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2013

History

In 1853, a section of land on the corner of Mt Elliott and Jefferson Avenues in Detroit was set aside for the purpose of constructing a Marine Hospital.[4] The original hospital was completed in 1857, and sited 225 feet off Jefferson.[4] The hospital opened the same year, with Zina Pitcher as the first physician in charge.

At some point, additional structures were built to support the hospital, including a building to house nurses on the corner of Mount Elliott and Jefferson.[5] The hospital was eventually moved to a new building farther east, and the Detroit Border Patrol Station was installed in the nurse's quarters.[6] A modern addition was constructed in the rear of the building in 1964.[6] The building was designated the "Rosa Parks Federal Building" in 2005.[7]

In 2014, the building received extensive interior renovations and updates.

See also

United States Immigration Station, Angel Island.

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/20/13 through 5/24/13". National Park Service. May 31, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  2. "Michigan Federal Buildings". US General Services Administration.
  3. "Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement". US Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  4. United States Marine Hospital Service (1896), Annual Report of the Supervising Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 264–266
  5. United States Congress; House Committee on Appropriations (1920), Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, 1921: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations in Charge of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill for 1921, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 49–50CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Detroit Station". US Customs and Border Patrol. 10/03/2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. "Detroit Events Will Honor Rosa Parks". The Toledo Blade.
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