Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Marquette Harbor Light

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MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: NORTH POINT / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: MARQUETTE
County: MARQUETTE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1853

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1866
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1906
Present Optic: DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 77
Fresnel Lens Disposition: MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED 1906)

Year Constructed: 1866
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001803
Name of Listing: MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1969

Miscellaneous:
ADJACENT TO ACTIVE U.S. COAST GUARD STATION

Last Modified: Thu, Apr 25 2002 10:05:02 am EDT
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