Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL
Summary
2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Grosse Point lighthouse played a significant role in the development of maritime commerce on the Great Lakes. It was the leading historic navigational aid into the port of Chicago, helping make it one of the most important inland cities to the shipping industry.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N842
Survey number: HABS IL-1212
Building/structure dates: 1872-1873 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1935 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1935 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Poe, Orlando M
U.S. Lighthouse Establishment on the Western Great Lakes
Pipal, Charles, faculty sponsor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Preservation Program, sponsor
Barr, Christine, delineator
Frye, Tim, delineator
Garnaat, Rebecca, delineator
Harper, Martin, delineator
Juliusson, Jessica, delineator
Langer, Karin, delineator
Orwig, Gretchen, delineator
Pfingsten, Stacey, delineator
Porterfield, Elizabeth, delineator
Marvin, Eric, delineator
Schwindt, Beth, delineator
Wells, Miriam, delineator
Location
cook county, 42.06409, -87.67651
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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