Type:
Year Established:
1840
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Old Presque Isle MI 2009 Ruth Rosenthal.jpeg (109.61 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Ruth Rosenthal
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
PRESQUE ISLE PENINSULA/LAKE HURON
Latitude:
45° 21'24"
Longitude:
83° 29'40"
City / Town:
PRESQUE ISLE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
PRESQUE ISLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1871
Year Tower Established:
1840
Tower Construction Material:
LOWER 2/3 STONE, UPPER BRICK
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
123 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
100 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1840
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
1.5-STORY BRICK KEEPERS QUARTERS ATTACHED TO 1870 TOWER, 1905 KEEPERS, GARAGE, PRIVY
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Year Original Lens Installed:
1840
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017