Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Big Sable Point (Grand Point au Sable) Light

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BIG SABLE POINT (GRAND POINT AU SABLE) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: EAST SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: LUDINGTON
County: MASON
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1867

Photo by Terry Pepper, September 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1867
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1968
Foundation Materials: WOOD PILINGS
Construction Materials: BRICK ENCASED IN IRON PLATE
Markings/Patterns: MIDDLE THIRD/TOP BLACK, REMAINDER WHITE
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 112
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1867
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 106
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS TRANSFERRED TO ROSE HAWLEY MUSEUM
IN LUDINGTON
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (LOST TO EROSION 1941)

Year Constructed: 1897
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: ORIG. STEAM/LATER DIESEL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED 1909 & 1948)

Year Constructed: 1867
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: NONE/ORIG. OIL HOUSE, 2 GARAGES

Current Use: MUSEUM / ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LEASE TO BIG SABLE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #83004296
Name of Listing: BIG SABLE POINT LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD / GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1988

Miscellaneous:
TOWER ENCASED IN IRON PLATE IN 1900; LIGHT STATION TRANSFERRED TO STATE OWNERSHIP NOV 1, 2002

Last Modified: Wed, Dec 11 2002 11:00:02 am EDT
JMP

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