Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Old Mackinac Point Light

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OLD MACKINAC POINT LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC PASSAGE / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: MACKINAW CITY
County: CHEBOYGAN
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1890

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1892
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1957
Automated:
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1892
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1907
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1892
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: "CASTLE"
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM IN STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION

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

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #69000068
Name of Listing: MACKINAC POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
LIGHTHOUSE GREW OUT OF A FOGHORN STATION BUILT 1890; DECOMMISSIONED W/CONSTRUCTION OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE

Last Modified: Thu, Apr 25 2002 2:19:02 pm EDT
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