State Police Post (demolished) – St. Clair MI

City:
St. Clair, MI

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Police Stations

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1936

Designer:
A. N. Langius

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

Completed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Michigan State Police District 2 post in St. Clair featured a walk-out basement along the St. Clair River. The building, which had been located at 1419 Oakland Ave., has since been demolished.

Source notes

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Second_District_-_p17-26_181271_7.pdf (accessed Nov. 14, 2017)

https://www.voicenews.com/life/history-of-michigan-state-police-old-st-clair-post-to/article_22f782a7-8b51-59d2-bea2-25c8a47af92c.html

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 14, 2017.

Location Info


1419 Oakland Ave.
St. Clair, MI

Coordinates: 42.8124444, -82.485844

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One comment on “State Police Post (demolished) – St. Clair MI

  1. Vicki Rome

    What happened to the memorial stone for K-9 officer Rocco when the building was demolished? Often wondered this and would love some answers.

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  1. Vicki Rome

    What happened to the memorial stone for K-9 officer Rocco when the building was demolished? Often wondered this and would love some answers.

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