St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights

St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights
Map
LocationSt. Joseph, US
Coordinates42°07′N 86°29′W / 42.12°N 86.49°W / 42.12; -86.49
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1906 Edit this on Wikidata
St. Joseph North Pier Inner Light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1907 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationPier[1]
ConstructionSteel[1]
Height57 feet (17 m)[1]
ShapeOctagonal[2]
MarkingsRed/black/white
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1907[1]
Focal height17 m (56 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth order[1]
Range7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2]
CharacteristicIso W 2s[2]
St. Joseph North Pier Outer Light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1906 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationPier[1]
ConstructionCast iron[1]
Height35 feet (11 m)[1]
ShapeCylindrical[2]
MarkingsBlack/white
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1906[1]
Focal height31 feet (9.4 m)[1]
LensFifth order Fresnel lens[1]
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl W 2.5s[2]
St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights
NRHP reference No.05001211[3]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 2005

The St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights are lighthouses in St. Joseph, Michigan, US, at the entrance to the St. Joseph River on Lake Michigan. The station was built in 1832 with the current lights built in 1906 and 1907;[1][4] they were decommissioned in 2005.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy. "St. Joseph Old Main Lighthouse". Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2016. p. 179.
  3. ^ National Park Service. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ^ Heibutzki, Ralph (June 5, 2016). "Project Complete, 'Smokestack and All'". The Herald-Palladium. St. Joseph, MI. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Michigan State Housing Development Authority (March 15, 2016). "City and Citizens of St. Joseph Recognized for Saving St. Joseph Pier Lights" (Press release). Michigan State Housing Development Authority.