St. Ignace Mission
Historic church in Michigan, United States in St. Ignace, Michigan. Built 1671. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The St. Ignace Mission is located in a municipal park known as Marquette Mission Park. It was the site of a mission established by Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Marquette, and the site of his grave in 1677. A second mission was established at a different site in 1837, and the chapel was moved here in 1954. The second mission chapel is the oldest Catholic church in Michigan and Wisconsin. The St. Ignace Mission was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956, and was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmarks in 1960, one of the earliest sites recognized. The mission chapel serves as the Museum of Ojibwa Culture.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | State and Marquette Sts., Marquette Park, St. Ignace, MI |
| County | Mackinac County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000398 |
| Built | 1671 |
| Type of place | Christian mission, mission station, museum |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | State and Marquette Sts., Marquette Park, St. Ignace, MI |
| Coordinates | 45.87162, -84.74398 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore · 89 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Carp River Campground 11 mi · Lake Michigan At St. Ignace 13 mi · Brevoort Lake Campground 14 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000398. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.