Chicago Harbor Light

July 22, 2019
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Chicago Harbor Light, Chicago, Illinois

CHICAGO HARBOR LIGHT

CHICAGO HARBOR ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN
Station Established: 1832
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1893
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1979
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: RUBBLE STONE W/CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE/ORIG. RED
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1893