Type:
Year Established:
1882
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Belle Isle MI From old Postcard.jpg (1.58 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Belle Isle
Latitude:
42° 20'23"
Longitude:
82° 57'31"
City / Town:
DETROIT
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Replaced by Modern Coast Guard Station
Year Tower Established:
1882
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
42 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1882
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE
OPTICS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1882
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
FORMERLY PART OF ST. CLAIR LIFEBOAT STATION