Grosse Point Light Station
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Shorelander
N 42° 03.832 W 087° 40.555
16T E 444078 N 4657088
A lighthouse on Evanston's Lake Michigan lakefront.
Waymark Code: WM1AM2
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2007
Views: 18
From the National Register web site:
"A coastal brick tower, Grosse Point Light Station was the lead navigational marker in Lake
Michigan just north of Chicago Harbor. The light guided lake-borne traffic safely through one of America's most commercially important and highly traveled corridors, a route that connected the East Coast, Great Lakes, and Gulf Coast. In recognition of its importance to maritime navigation, the Grosse Point lighthouse was fitted with the first second-order Fresnel lens on the Great Lakes. The station was decommissioned in 1941; however, the second-order Fresnel lens remains in place and all original buildings survive unaltered."
The grounds are open year-round, while tours of the station keeper's quarters are only offered in the summer.
Street address:
2601 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL USA
60201
County / Borough / Parish: Cook
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Domestic, transportation (lighthouse)
Current function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation (museum & lighthouse)
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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