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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: NEAR CRYSTAL LAKE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Benzie
Year Station Established: 1858
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 44° 41' 29"
Longitude: 86° 15' 19"
Year Constructed:
1858
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1858
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1984
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
CONCRETE
Construction Materials:
BRICK
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
CYLINDRICAL
Markings/Pattern:
WHITE WITH RED ROOF
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1858
Owner:
U.S. Coast Guard
Lessee:
Benzie County
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #84001375
Other Important Dates:
1894 (addition to keeper's house)
