Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Illinois Lighthouses--Grosse Point Light

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GROSSE POINT LIGHT

State: ILLINOIS
Location: LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: EVANSTON
County: COOK
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1873

Photo by Robert L. Clifford, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1935
Automated: 1935
Foundation Materials: STONE/CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK ENCASED IN CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: YELLOW W/RED TRIM
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO STORAGE BLDG.
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 113
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1874
Height of Focal Plane: 121
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1880
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: STEAM (REMOVED 1922)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 3
Architectural Style: ITALIANATE
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING, COVERED WALKWAY ATTACHES TOWER TO DWELLING

Current Use: PRIVATE AID/MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: CITY OF EVANSTON/LIGHTHOUSE PARK DISTRICT (PRIVATE AID)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #76000707
Name of Listing: GROSSE POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Study

Miscellaneous:
TYPICAL OF GREAT LAKES STATIONS WITH TALL MASONRY TOWERS; DESIGNED BY O.M. POE; CONSTRUCTED AS THE LEADING NAVIGATIONAL AID INTO PORT OF CHICAGO; RESTORED 1973-1993

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 26 2002 11:15:02 am EDT
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