Type:
Year Established:
1840
Existing:
No
Download:
New Buffalo MI.jpg (1.69 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2002
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
LOCATION
Location:
Lake Michigan
Latitude:
41° 79.96'
Longitude:
86° 75.06'
City / Town:
NEW BUFFALO
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
Barrien
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1859
Disposition:
Destroyed
Year Tower Established:
1840
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Foundation:
Stone
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
33 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
29 feet
Tower Shape:
Conical
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1840
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Brick
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Eleven 14 inch reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018