National Historic Landmark · Evanston, Illinois
Grosse Point Light Station
A listed structure in Evanston, Illinois, built 1873. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 2601 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Sep 8, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000707 |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architect | Orlando Metcalfe Poe |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 5 buildings, 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Where it is
| Street | 2601 Sheridan Rd. |
| Coordinates | 42.06385, -87.67605 · Directions ↗ |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000707. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.