Location: GRAND TRAVERSE PT/LEELANAU PENINSULA/LAKE MICHIGAN
Body of Water: 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 |
