Light Tower
In French: Phare de Cap Gaspé
Also known as Gaspé Cape Lighthouse
About Light Tower
Light Tower is one of 12 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Gaspé. Construction of Light Tower is recorded as 1949–1951.
The Light Tower is the dominant element of a cluster of buildings located at Gaspé Cape at the end of the Forillon peninsula, in Forillon National Park of Canada. The classically inspired, tapered, octagonal tower is enlivened by a flared cornice, a gallery platform with a red-painted guardrail, and a multi-sided metal lantern. Constructed of concrete, the smooth white surface of the tower features vertically-aligned hooded windows and an entrance decorated by a projecting pediment. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Light Tower · 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 Light Tower
Gaspé
Nothing else on the registers lies within an easy stroll of it.
Questions about Light Tower
Can you visit Light Tower?
Its exterior is visible from public ground; access inside is up to the owner.
Is Light Tower protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
When was Light Tower built?
The record of Light Tower gives 1949–1951.
What is Light Tower?
Light Tower is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1991.
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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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