Lighthouse
In French: Phare de l'Île-Mohawk
Also known as Mohawk Island Lighthouse
About Lighthouse
The federal government recognizes Lighthouse for its heritage, the only such building in Caledonia. Lighthouse went up in 1846–1849. Its makers on the record: Board of Works, Canada West and John B. McIntyre.
The Mohawk Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in ruins that stood originally as a 18-metre (59-foot) tall stone, cylindrical, tapered tower with an integrated, rectangular lighthouse keeper’s residence. Built in 1846-8, the lighthouse is lacking some of its original features, including the lantern and roofs for the tower and dwelling. It is located on Mohawk Island near Rock Point Provincial Park at the eastern end of Lake Erie, near the town of Dunnville.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Recognized is one of two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns; Classified is the higher.
Finding Lighthouse
Caledonia
No other historic place stands within a short walk; the town’s others are farther afield.
Questions about Lighthouse
What is Lighthouse?
Lighthouse: a federal heritage building, Recognized in 1993.
Is Lighthouse protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
Can you visit Lighthouse?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
When was Lighthouse built?
The register dates the construction of Lighthouse to 1846–1849.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
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.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).