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PORT AUSTIN REEF LIGHT
Location: LAKE HURON
Body of Water: Huron
County: Huron
Year Station Established: 1878
Siting: Offshore
Latitude: 44° 04' 54"
Longitude: 82° 58' 54"

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PORT AUSTIN REEF LIGHTHOUSE
Year Constructed: 1878
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1899
Operational? Yes
Deactivated: Not Available
Foundation Materials: PIER
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK
Ancillary Buildings: No
Grounds: No
Bottomlands: Yes
COE Structure: No
Architectural Style: SQUARE
Markings/Pattern: BUFF
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1899
Owner: U.S. Coast Guard
Lessee: Port Austin Reef Light Association
Open to the Public? No
Museum: No
National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Other Important Dates: 1899 (pier modification)