Michigan Lighthouse Project - FORT GRATIOT LIGHT

FORT GRATIOT LIGHT

Location: LAKE HURON/ST. CLAIR RIVER
Body of Water:
Lake Huron
County: St. Clair
Year Station Established: 1825
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 43° 00' 24"
Longitude: 82° 25' 24"

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FORT GRATIOT LIGHTHOUSE

Year Constructed: 1829

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1829

Operational? Yes

Automated? 1933

Deactivated: Not Available

Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER

Construction Materials: BRICK

Ancillary Buildings: Yes

Grounds: No

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: CONICAL ATTACHED TO WORKROOM

Markings/Pattern: WHITE

Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE

Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL

Owner: U.S. Coast Guard

Open to the Public? Yes

Museum: No

Web Site: http://phmuseum.org/home.htm

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #76001975

Other Important Dates: 1861 (tower raised 20 feet); 1875 (keeper's house added)

History: OLDEST SURVIVING LIGHTHOUSE IN MICHIGAN; FIRST ON LAKE HURON; ORIGINALLY 65 FEET, EXTENDED TO 86 FEET IN 1861; CITY PARK ADJACENT TO STATION

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