Michigan Lighthouse Project - GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT

GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT

Location: GRAND TRAVERSE PT/LEELANAU PENINSULA
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Leelanau
Year Station Established: 1852
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 45° 12' 36"
Longitude: 85° 33' 00"

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT

Year Constructed: 1858

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1858

Operational? No

Automated? 1972

Deactivated: 1972

Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER

Construction Materials: BRICK/WOOD/IRON

Ancillary Buildings: Yes

Grounds: Yes

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: NINE-SIDED ON ROOF OF DWELLING

Markings/Pattern: RED W/BLACK TRIM

Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL

Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1858

Owner: Department of National Resources

Lessee: Grand Traverse Lighthouse Foundation

Open to the Public? Yes

Museum: Yes

Web Site: http://www.grandtraverselighthouse.com/

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001799

Other Important Dates: 1899 (fog signal building added)

History: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL LENS ON DISPLAY

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.