2601 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 08, 1976. NRIS 76000707.
5 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Construction was completed in 1873. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1976. On 20 January 1999, the lighthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark. It is maintained under the jurisdiction of the Evanston Lighthouse Park District, an independent taxing authority.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892264