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Structure, Clay Township, since 1859

St. Clair Flats Range Front Light

No demolition on record

St. Clair Flats Front Range Light, Michigan, circa 1904 Photo: US Coast Guard, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1859
Standing
167 years

St. Clair Flats Range Front Light has stood in Clay Township since 1859, 167 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

St. Clair Flats Range Front Light opened in 1859, when Michigan was still a young state of farms, mills and river landings.

Go see it. Photos never get the scale right.

Timeline

  1. 1859 Built
  2. 2026 Today 167 years and still standing

Where it is

On this map

  1. St. Clair Flats Range Front Light This place
  2. St. Clair Flats South Channel Range Lights 390 ft
  3. St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light 0.2 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

More from Clay Township in the 1850s

Around the block

Photo credits

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  1. St. Clair Flats Front Range Light, Michigan, circa 1904 Photo: US Coast Guard, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.