Location: MOUTH OF ST. MARY'S RIVER/LAKE HURON
Body of Water: Huron
County: Chippewa
Year Station Established: 1847
Siting: Offshore
Latitude: 45° 56' 58"
Longitude: 83° 54' 11" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DETOUR REEF LIGHTHOUSE
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| Year Constructed: |
1931 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1931 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Automated? |
1974 |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
CRIB |
| Construction Materials: |
REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
No |
| Bottomlands: |
Yes |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
SQUARE |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE W/RED ROOF |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
INTEGRAL |
| Original Lens: |
THIRD AND HALF ORDER |
| Owner: |
U.S. Coast Guard |
| Lessee: |
DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
No |
| Web Site: |
http://www.drlps.com/ |
| National Register Status: |
NONE; Reference # 0 |
| History: |
The onshore DeTour Point Light Station, established in 1847, was completely rebuild in 1861 (almost identical to Whitefish Point). In 1861 the keeper's quarter structure was renovated and added on to. It is currently a private residence. The property was purchased by Nike Noyes many years ago and, other than a few modernization improvements, it is still the DeTour Point Light keeper's quarters.
The tower and lantern were moved to the offshore lighthouse (DeTour Reef Light) in 1931. Since the light is not there, it probably is not considered a "lighthouse" although several of the old 1861 buildings (oil house, outhouse, etc) are still standing. Mr. Noyes did not change much on the spacious grounds which is about 3/4th a mile from the offshore DeTour Reef Light. |
