page_title: Grosse Point Light
hierarchical_section_title: Grosse Point Light
caption_attribution_description: Grosse Point Lighthouse. Lake Michigan, Evanston, Illinois.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Grosse Point Light Station
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