Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Mendota (Bete Grise) Light

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MENDOTA (BETE GRISE) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: MENDOTA SHIP CHANNEL / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: BETE GRISE
County: KEWEENAW
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1870

Photo courtesy Gary Kohs

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1895
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATIO
Date Deactivated: 1960-1998
Automated: 1933
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: YELLOW W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 44
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1895
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1998
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS RESTORED AND PLACED IN LANTERN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1870
Description: WOODEN TOWER
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower?

Existing Sound Signal Building?

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1895
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: T-SHAPED
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, 2-STORY BARN, PRIVY, BOATHOUSE, 2 DOCKS

Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION / PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? YES (BY APPOINTMENT)

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #80004840
Name of Listing: HISTORIC ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL SITES IN MICHIGAN TR
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY PIERHEAD LIGHTS 1960

Last Modified: Thu, Apr 25 2002 10:29:02 am EDT
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