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 | Detroit Historical Museum |
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 833-1805
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Description:
Cobblestone streets, 19th Century stores, an auto assembly line, toy trains, a pilot house from a Great Lakes freighter, and a fur trading post from the 1700s are but a few
In Business Since:
1845
Services:
Detroit Historical Museum
Additional Info:
We feature everyone's favorite, "The Streets of Old Detroit"
Our "Motor City Exhibition" celebrates 100 years of automotive history in Detroit
Permanent exhibits include "Frontiers to Factories" depicting Detroiters at work from 1701 to 1901 & "The Glancy Trains", an interactive display of model trains
Changing exhibits for all ages
Business Categories:
Museums
Cobblestone streets, 19th Century stores, an auto assembly line, toy trains, a pilot house from a Great Lakes freighter, and a fur trading post from the 1700s are but a few
of
the
wonders
to
see
at
the
Detroit
Historical
Museums.
For
over
70
years,
the
Museums
have
chronicled
the
life
and
times
of
the
city,
safeguarding
its
rich
history.
When
attorney
and
historian
Clarence
M.
Burton
donated
his
collection
of
historical
papers
to
the
Detroit
Public
Library
in
1914,
he
started
a
chain
of
events
that
ultimately
led
to
the
creation
of
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum.
Seven
years
after
Burtonbs
donation,
in
December
1921,
he
brought
together
19
prominent
local
historians
to
create
the
Detroit
Historical
Society,
an
organization
dedicated
to
the
preservation
of
the
citybs
history.
In
1927,
membership
offices
were
leased,
and
Society
treasurer
J.
Bell
Moran
was
appointed
to
set
up
a
museum.
A
curator
was
hired
and
on
November
19,
1928,
the
bhighest
museum
in
the
worldb
opened
in
a
one-room
suite
on
the
23rd
floor
of
the
Barlum
Tower,
now
the
Cadillac
Tower.
The
Great
Depression
deferred
many
a
Detroiterbs
dreams,
and
the
Society
was
no
exception.
With
the
prospect
of
building
its
own
museum
on
hold,
the
Society
worked
to
engage
the
community.
Enlarging
its
collections,
the
Society
endeavored
to
increase
membership
and
pursued
several
unsuccessful
attempts
to
acquire
its
own
building.
The
1940s
brought
success
to
the
Societybs
efforts
to
build
a
new
museum.
In
1942,
popular
Detroit
News
columnist
George
W.
Stark
became
president
of
the
Society.
Stark
possessed
the
respect
and
influence
necessary
to
raise
the
sizable
monies
needed.
By
1945,
the
Society
had
raised
more
than
$250,
000.
The
Society
offered
to
turn
the
money
raised
and
its
15,
000
item
collection
over
to
the
City
of
Detroit.
In
exchange,
the
City
would
create
a
historical
commission
to
build
and
operate
the
planned
museum.
Creating
the
commission
required
a
city
charter
amendment,
and
the
Society,
with
support
from
major
local
businesses,
got
the
issue
on
the
November
1945
ballot.
When
the
referendum
passed,
the
Society
assumed
a
new
role
as
primary
fundraiser
for
the
Museum.
On
July
24,
1951,
the
250th
anniversary
of
Detroitbs
founding
by
Antoine
Laumet
de
la
Mothe
Cadillac,
the
new
museum
was
dedicated
in
an
elaborate
ceremony.
In
attendance
were
such
dignitaries
as
Governor
G.
Mennen
Williams
Mayor
Albert
E.
Cobo
U.S.
Senator
Homer
Ferguson
representing
Secretary
of
State
Dean
Acheson
the
French
and
British
ambassadors
and
Detroiter
Ralph
Bunche
of
the
United
Nations.
During
the
1940s
and
1950s,
the
Commission
opened
two
other
museums.
In
1949,
the
City
procured
Historic
Fort
Wayne,
built
in
1845,
from
the
Federal
Government.
The
same
year,
the
Maritime
Museum
of
Detroit
was
opened
on
Belle
Isle
aboard
the
landed
wood
schooner
J.
T.
Wing,
the
last
commercial
sailing
ship
on
the
Great
Lakes.
In
the
late
1940s
to
the
1960s,
the
Detroit
Historical
Society
was
the
largest
local
history
organization
in
the
U.S.
with
some
3,
300
members.
Under
the
leadership
of
Henry
D.
Brown,
director
of
both
the
Society
and
the
Museum,
the
Museum
became
one
of
the
leading
cultural
institutions
in
the
Midwest
with
changing
exhibits,
tours,
special
events,
and
educational
programs.
In
1956,
the
Maritime
Museum
was
closed
due
to
the
deteriorating
condition
of
the
J.
T.
Wing.
The
Dossin
Family
provided
the
funds
for
a
new
maritime
museum.
The
new
facility,
the
Dossin
Great
Lakes
Museum,
opened
on
the
Wingbs
former
Belle
Isle
site
on
July
24,
1961.
Following
Detroitbs
1967
riot,
a
glimmer
of
the
citybs
rebirth
was
apparent
within
the
Museum
system.
Within
a
year,
the
new
DeRoy
wing
of
the
Dossin
Great
Lakes
Museum
opened,
and,
on
July
24,
1968,
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum
doubled
its
exhibit
space
with
the
addition
of
the
Kresge
wing.
In
1969,
the
Museum
acquired
the
Moross
House
on
East
Jefferson,
Detroitbs
oldest
surviving
brick
residence,
which
houses
the
Detroit
Garden
Ce
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In Business Since:
1845
Services:
Detroit Historical Museum
Additional Info:
We feature everyone's favorite, "The Streets of Old Detroit"
Our "Motor City Exhibition" celebrates 100 years of automotive history in Detroit
Permanent exhibits include "Frontiers to Factories" depicting Detroiters at work from 1701 to 1901 & "The Glancy Trains", an interactive display of model trains
Changing exhibits for all ages
Business Categories:
Museums
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