Grosse Point Light

Grosse Point Light
Map
Location2601 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°3′50″N 87°40′34″W / 42.06389°N 87.67611°W / 42.06389; -87.67611
Tower
Constructed1873[1]
FoundationStone/Concrete[4]
ConstructionCream City Brick[10] encased in concrete[4] Italianate bracketing
Automated1935[4]
Height113 ft (34 m)[5]
ShapeFrustum of a Cone tower attached to storage building[4]
Markingsyellow w/red trim & red roof[11][8]
HeritageNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1874[1]
Deactivated1941[2] but reactivated 1946 as Private Aid to Navigation[3]
Focal height119 feet (36 m)[6]
LensSecond order Fresnel lens[2]
Intensity68,000 candlepower
RangeOriginal: 18 nautical miles; 34 kilometres (21 mi)[7]
Characteristic2 white flashes every 15 seconds[8][9]
Grosse Point Light Station
Undated USCG photo
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.76000707[12]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 08, 1976
Designated NHLJanuary 20, 1999

The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Construction was completed in 1873. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1976.[12] On 20 January 1999, the lighthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark.[13] It is maintained under the jurisdiction of the Evanston Lighthouse Park District, an independent taxing authority.[2][14][15]

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  2. ^ a b c "Grosse Point Lighthouse". National Historic Landmark. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
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  4. ^ a b c d "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Illinois". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2000.
  6. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008.
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  8. ^ a b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2007.
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  10. ^ "Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Grosse Point Light". Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
  11. ^ "Grosse Point Light". Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights. National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  12. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  13. ^ "National Historic Landmarks Survey, National Park Service, Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF).
  14. ^ "List of National Historic Landmarks" (PDF). National Park Service. November 2007. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  15. ^ Terras, Donald J. (August 3, 1998). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Grosse Point Light Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2008. - "Accompanying 9 images" (PDF).