Split Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, US on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service for $75,000, including the buildings and the land. It is considered one of the most picturesque lighthouses in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd., Two Harbors vicinity, MN |
| County | Lake County |
| Listed | Jun 23, 1969 |
| Reference number | 69000073 |
| Type of place | lighthouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 10 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd., Two Harbors, MN |
| Coordinates | 47.20025, -91.36753 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Apostle Islands National Lakeshore · 37 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cadotte Lake 29 mi · Ninemile Lake Campground 30 mi · Little Isabella River Campground 31 mi |
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Nearby in Lake County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000073. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.