| BIG BAY POINT LIGHT |
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.
Location: UPPER
PENINSULA
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Marquette
Year Station Established: 1896
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 46° 50' 30"
Longitude: 87° 40' 48"
Year Constructed:
1896
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1896
Operational?
No
Automated?
1941
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
STONE
Construction Materials:
BRICK/REINFORCED CONCRETE
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
Yes
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SQUARE
Markings/Pattern:
RED BRICK W/WHITE LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1896
Owner:
B & B
Open to the Public?
Yes
Museum:
No
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #88001837
History:
LIGHT RETURNED TO TOWER 1990; ORIGNALLY A TWO FAMILY STATION; THIRD KEEPER ADDED 1920S
