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December 2, 1993. The Ninth District Lighthouse Depot is a collection of historic structures located at 1 Lighthouse Lane in St. Joseph, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It now houses the Saint Joseph River Yacht Club.
St. Joseph was first platted in 1829, and the first lighthouse at the site, located on the shore, was built in 1832. Construction began on harbor piers in 1836, and by 1848 a beacon light had been established on the pier. The onshore lighthouse was replaced in 1859, and a new pierhead beacon was constructed on the south pier in 1870.
The Detroit River Light, also known as Bar Point Shoal Light, was first established as a lightship in 1875. The current sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1885. It sits in Lake Erie, south of the mouth of the Detroit River, 1.75 nautical miles (3.24 km; 2.01 mi) from land and about 20 nautical miles (23 mi; 37 km) from the Ambassador Bridge in the Detroit River.
Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan.Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which was shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service.
The Old Presque Isle Light was the first lighthouse in the Presque Isle, Michigan area, built in 1840, supported physically by two-thirds stone and one-third brick, [3] and supported financially by funds appropriated by Congress two years earlier of $5,000. [4] The tower and dwelling did not last long in the harsh weather, however, and by 1867 ...
St. Joseph Shrine (formerly St. Joseph Oratory and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church ), founded in 1855, is a historic German Catholic church located at 1828 Jay Street in the Eastern Market – Lafayette Park neighborhood area just outside downtown Detroit, Michigan, on the city's central east side. The building was listed on the National ...
The Little Sable Point Light is a lighthouse located south of Pentwater in the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the southwest corner of Golden Township, just south of Silver Lake State Park. The lighthouse was designed by Col. Orlando M. Poe and has been described as "a classic Poe tower."
41°49′39″N 86°21′37″W. / 41.8275°N 86.360278°W / 41.8275; -86.360278 ( Buchanan Downtown Historic District) Buchanan. 5. Buchanan North and West Neighborhoods Historic District. Buchanan North and West Neighborhoods Historic District. November 30, 2011. ( #11000863) Roughly bounded by Main, 4th, Chippewa, W. Front, S ...