Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Whitefish Point Light

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WHITEFISH POINT LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WHITEFISH BAY / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: WHITEFISH
County: CHIPPEWA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1848

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1861
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1970
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/PILE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: SKELETAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 76
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 80
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1937
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: "MODERN"
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED 1894 AND 1911)

Year Constructed: 1861
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: FRAME

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1910), WOODSHED (1922), 2 GARAGES (1922), STEEL PAINT LOCKER (1890), RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM MANAGED BY GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY/BIRD OBSERVATORY MANAGED BY STATE OF MICHIGAN

Owner/Manager: GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000947
Name of Listing: WHITEFISH POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
MUSEUM HOUSES THIRD ORDER LENS FROM WHITE SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 3:32:02 pm EDT
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