Michigan Lighthouse Fund - WHITEFISH POINT LIGHT

WHITEFISH POINT LIGHT

Location: WHITEFISH BAY
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Chippewa
Year Station Established: 1848
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 46° 46' 18"
Longitude: 84° 57' 24"

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHITEFISH POINT LIGHTHOUSE

Year Constructed: 1861

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1861

Operational? Yes

Automated? 1970

Deactivated: Not Available

Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/PILE

Construction Materials: CAST IRON

Ancillary Buildings: Yes

Grounds: Yes

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: SKELETAL

Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/RED ROOF

Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED

Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1857

Owner: Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society

Open to the Public? Tower

Museum: Yes

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000947

History: MUSEUM HOUSES THIRD ORDER LENS FROM WHITE SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE

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.