National Register of Historic Places

Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Listed
June 2, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001040

About this property

Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit (Sainte-Anne-de-Détroit) was founded July 26, 1701 by French colonists in New France, and is the second-oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States. The current Gothic Revival cathedral-styled church, built in 1886, is located at 1000 St. Anne Street in Detroit, Michigan, in the Hubbard-Richard neighborhood, near the Ambassador Bridge, and the Michigan Central Station. At one time it was the seat of a diocese that included French (and later British) territory in Ontario, Canada south of the Detroit River. Historically, the parish congregation has occupied eight different buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The main entry to the church faces a grand tree-lined, brick paved plaza. Reflecting demographic changes in the city and region since the 1930s, the present parish is largely Latino in population. On March 1, 2020, Pope Francis elevated the church to a minor basilica, the 86th such designation in the United States and the third in Michigan.

Location

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
42.32084, -83.07663

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

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When was Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex listed on the National Register?

Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1976.

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Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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