Report for Sheboygan Pierhead Light (Wisconsin) - 1873

General
District:
Inspector: J.A. Bailey from records on file in this office.
Location: On outer end N Pier at Harbor of Sheboygan.
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: 43° 44' 00"
Longitude: 87° 41' 30"
Premises
Site:
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Area of the Entire Site: On pier
Area Inclosed:
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Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: On pier
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: Street in Sheboygan leading to N pier.
Means to Reach Light Station: By RR or Steamboat from Milwaukee.
Distance to Nearest Road: Lighthouse is in the City of Sheboygan
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Open frame tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1873
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball:
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 32'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Houses in City of Sheboygan
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: By paint
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation: Guide into Harbor of Sheboygan
Building Materials: Wood
General Description: Open frame structure enclosed at topq
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base: 12' square
Diameter at Parapet: 8' square
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden ladder
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 10" x 16" (size of window) 1 in door.
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Pier
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 3' x 2' 6"
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What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Copper, iron & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle: Copper & platinum
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Wood
Lantern Doors: Wood hung w/ hinges
Floor of Lantern: Woos
Watchroom Doors: Trap door on hinges
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 in parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into rim of upper sash


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Work table, closet & shelves.
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Illuminating Apparatus
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Order of Apparatus: 6th
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Light Characteristic: Fixed red
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Arc of Each Fixed Part: 180 degrees
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: None. Oil is kept at the dwelling at Sheboygan Lighthouse.
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