Lighthouse
Also known as Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse, 1919 and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
1919: Photo: Published by Detroit and Windsor Ferry Company · Public domain. Today: Photo: Yoho2001 · CC BY-SA 3.0.
About Lighthouse
The federal government recognizes Lighthouse for its heritage, one of 3 such buildings in Amherstburg. Lighthouse went up in 1836–1837. Within 400 m there is one more historic place.
The Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is a white circular tapered stone lighthouse built in 1836. The tower is just over 12 metres (39 feet) tall without its lantern, which was removed in the 1970s. The lighthouse is located on the southern tip of Bois Blanc Island at the juncture of the Detroit River and Lake Erie.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.
2 old views of Lighthouse
Made before 1950, from 1919: public domain or CC0. Tap one to see it full screen.
1919
1919From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; some are drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit is in the viewer.
Finding Lighthouse
Amherstburg
There is no walk from here to another historic place; see farther afield.
1 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Lighthouse
Can you visit Lighthouse?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
Is Lighthouse protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
What is Lighthouse?
Lighthouse is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1994.
When was Lighthouse built?
By its record, Lighthouse dates from 1836–1837.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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