Location: EAST SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN
Body of Water: Michigan
County: Mason
Year Station Established: 1867
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 44° 03' 30"
Longitude: 86° 30' 54" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE
|
| Year Constructed: |
1867 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1867 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Automated? |
1968 |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
WOOD PILINGS |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK ENCASED IN IRON PLATE |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
Yes |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
CONICAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
MIDDLE THIRD/TOP BLACK, REMAINDER WHITE |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1867 |
| Owner: |
Department of National Resources |
| Lessee: |
Big Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association |
| Open to the Public? |
Yes |
| Museum: |
No |
| Web Site: |
http://www.bigsablelighthouse.org/ |
| National Register Status: |
LISTED; Reference #83004296 |
| Other Important Dates: |
1900 (tower encased in steel); 1905 Watchroom encased) |
| History: |
TOWER ENCASED IN IRON PLATE IN 1900; LIGHT STATION TRANSFERRED TO STATE OWNERSHIP NOV 1, 2002 |
