Report for Sand Point Light Station (Michigan) - 1910
General |
District: | 9th |
Inspector: | Oliver G. Brown |
Location: | Sand Point Light Station, on Sand Point, Mich. Head of Weweenaw Bay, S'ly shore of Lake Superior. |
Date of Report: | 07/22/1910 |
Latitude: | 46° 47' 04" |
Longitude: | 88° 28' 02" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase - part of section 26, T5N, R33W |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 05/11/1876 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 2.25 acres. |
Area Inclosed: | None. |
Character of Soil: | Sandy & shifting sands. |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None. |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boat from Baraga, Mich. or by road from Baraga. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1.5 miles to DSS&A RR at Baraga, Mich. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1.5 Miles to Baraga. Mich. |
Distance to Village: | 1.5 Miles to Baraga. Mich |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By small baot from Baraga 1 mile by road from there 1.5 miles. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1878 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1897 - tower & dwelling moved back 200' on account of erosion of shore. |
Condition at This Date: | Good. |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square. |
Form of Tower: | Square prism. |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 36.5 feet |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 39 feet. |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded. |
Color of Tower: | Red. |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural brick color. |
Tower Connection: | Connected directly to keeper's dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor light. |
Building Materials: | Red brick. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 16" solid brick. |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 16" solid brick. |
Diameter at Base: | 8.5' square. |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8.5' square. |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairs & steps. |
Number of Landings: | 2 landings & lantern floor. |
Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 window - 2 sashs ea. 2'8" x 2'10" |
Number of Doors: | A wooden door leads from parlor into tower at 1st floor - similar door at 2nd floor. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | All sandy. |
Soil Susceptibility: | To some extent. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Shore is washing away at 15' to 20' a year. A shore protection of spur cribs & a small boat house should be provided. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal - outside |
Diameter to Glass: | 6' 2" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vetical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 2' 11.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 2' 6.25" x 3' 0" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed. |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Lower part, wood; upper part, cast iron. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | 8 sided pyramidal roof, copper plates outside; lined with zinc inside. No lens protector. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper. |
Lightning Spindle: | Copper with platimun tip. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Solid iron rod 3/4" diam. is attached to cast iron part of lantern thence down outside of tower into 1' of wet sand below. |
Balustrade: | All of wood. Floor is covered with copper plates. 2 wooden rails 2" x 4" & wooden post 4"x4". Floor is sq. in plan with corners cut off. |
Lantern Doors: | 1 single fold wooden door leads from parapet to outside gallery. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wooden floor; wooden trap door leads down into lower part of tower. |
Watchroom Doors: | No watch room. |
Parapet Diameter: | Parapet lined with vert. wood ceiling & is circular in plan outside. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 ventilators in parapet. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks screwed to soffit. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | L. Sauttier & Co. |
Year Made: | Unknown |
Marks and Number: | None. |
Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
Inside Diameter: | 14 5/8" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red. |
Time of Revolution: | Not movable. |
Flash Interval: | No flashes. |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 4 planes, one of which is a brass reflector that forms the door of the lens. |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | O cast iron bolted to lantern floor. |
Service Table: | Cast iron fastened to pedestal & is supported at one end by 2.5" iron rods fastened to base of pedestal. |
Draft Tube Description: | None. |
Revolving Machinery: | No clock work. |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | |
Regulated: | |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | Produced by red chimney on lamp. |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | Hains 5th order. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare. |
Number of Spare Burners: | None. |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1-1/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None. |
Oil House Description: | 100' east of dwelling tower. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6'6" x 8'9" x 9'2" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Red paving blocks. |
Oil House Capacity: | 100 cans - 500 gal. |
Other (Describe): | 2 closets in dwelling-woodshed is also used for storehouse - 2 cellars - 1 under main part of house & 1 under kitchen. |
Suitability: | Dry by not adequate. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | No fog signal. |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Connected directly to tower. Door opens from dwelling directlinto tower. |
Coloring: | Red. |
Construction Materials: | Red brick. |
Number of Rooms: | 5 rooms in keeper's dwelling. |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & family. |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 1 woodshed, painted white & 1 privy natural red brick color. |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks around dwelling & to outhouses & landing. |
Area Inclosed: | Not enclosed. |
Area of Garden: | None. |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None. |
Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
Area Cultivated: | None. |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & shifting sands. |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From lake at present time. |
Quality: | Good. |
Quantity: | |
Injury Possible: | |
Purity Precaution: | No cistern. |
Tank Capacity: | |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | There is a driven well 45 feet deep but the water is not good. |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | Not. |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump. |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: | 15' SW |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthfulness excellent. |
Diseases: | None. |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | No landing or boat house. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | A chimney should be built in privy to carry off fumes. There is none at present & in warm weather stench becomes offensive. Beach is washing away stedily. Some precaution should be taken to prevent this wash or dwelling will be in danger again. |