Property Record
100 Ninth Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | S. T. Crapo |
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| Reference Number: | 243252 |
| Location (Address): | 100 Ninth Street |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2021 |
| Historic Use: | ship |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | City of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report Phase 1 - 2021 The S. T. Crapo was built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan in 1927 as only the second bulk cement carrier on the Great Lakes. Commissioned by the Huron Portland Cement Company in Detroit, Michigan. The first cement carrier of its type, the John W. Boardman, was built in 1923 for the same owner. The Crapo was named after Stanford Tappan Crapo, a co-founder of the company. The Crapo sailed as the small fleet’s flagship until 1965. The cement carrier has a length of 402 feet and 6 inches, a beam of 60 feet and 3 inches, and a depth of 29 feet with a capacity of 8,900 tons. The ship had a tripe expansion 3 cylinder 1,800 i.h.p. steam engine with three coal-fired boilers. The boilers were converted from coal to oil in 1995, the last hand-fired coal burner on the great lakes at the time. The ship was finally docked in Green Bay in 1996, where she remains. The S. T. Crapo is significant under Criterion A: History as an example of a rare 1920s Great Lakes cement carrier. The period of significance for the ship would extend from 1927 to 1996. The last service for the S. T. Crapo was a brief period in 2005 when she was towed to Alpena, Michigan to return a load of cement to Green Bay. The ship is presently used as cement storage barge by the Lafarge North America Corporation. The S. T. Crapo is docked at 100 Ninth Street on the west side of Green Bay and, although she appears able to sail, her propeller has been removed and is likely to not move again. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |