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Michigan City Lighthouse, Washington Park, Michigan City, La Porte County, IN

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Michigan City Lighthouse, Washington Park, Michigan City, La Porte County, IN

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Summary

Significance: The building served as a navigation lighthouse for shipping on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It served in this capacity from 1858 until 1934 when a new facility replaced it.
Survey number: HABS IN-99
Building/structure dates: 1857-1858 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1904-1905 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1971 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000023

date_range

Date

1934 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Colfax, Harriet

Michigan City Historical Society

place

Location

indiana, 41.70754, -86.89503

Google Map of 41.70753939999999, -86.8950297

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html