Michigan Lighthouse Fund - POINTE AUX BARQUES LIGHT

POINTE AUX BARQUES LIGHT

Location: POINTE AUX BARQUES REEF
Body of Water:
Lake Huron
County: Huron
Year Station Established: 1848
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 44° 01' 24"
Longitude: 82° 47' 36"

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE POINTE AUX BARQUES LIGHTHOUSE

Year Constructed: 1848

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1848

Operational? Yes

Automated? 1958

Deactivated: Not Available

Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER

Construction Materials: BRICK

Ancillary Buildings: Yes

Grounds: Yes

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: CONICAL

Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK & RED TRIM

Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED

Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL

Owner: Huron County

Open to the Public? No

Museum: Yes

Web Site: http://www.huroncountyparks.com/lighthouse.htm

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000949

Other Important Dates: 1908 (assistant keeper's house built)

History: HOUSES TWO MUSEUMS - "THE KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT" AND "THE THUMB UNDERWATER PRESERVE"

Note: This data was collected from the United States Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and other members of the Michigan Lighthouse Fund. We are not responsible for omissions or inaccuracies.