Report for Windmill Point Rear Range (Michigan) - 1909

General
District: 11th
Inspector: Ralph R. Tinkham
Location: On Windmill Point, N side of outlet of Lake St. Claire.
Date of Report: 03/28/1909
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Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 08/11/1837
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 3 3/4 acres besides roadway & submarine site
Area Inclosed: 3 3/4 acres
Character of Soil: Sandy
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 50'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Inclosing tower dwelling & oil house - concrete sea wall on lake side & picket fence on N'ly & W'ly sides. Inclosing remainder of site, range towers & out bldgs - a Page wire fence.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: 1 landing for small boats.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: No road from dwelling to landing. A cement wall connects the two.
Means to Reach Light Station: By small boat from Detroit River & Lake St. Claire or by Public Highway.
Distance to Nearest Road: 500' to public road, thence 1 mile to main highway: Jefferson Ave. - Detroit Ry. sta. 7.5 miles.
Distance to Post Office: 7.5 miles, Detroit.
Distance to Village: 7.5 miles, Detroit City Hall
Facilities for Public Conveyance: Street car on Jefferson Ave. to Fox Creek a little over 1 mile from light station.
Facilities for Private Conveyance: From Detroit by way of Jefferson Ave. & Fox Creek road or by water in tender & launch.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Steel tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1891
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Rebuilt in 1907
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Conical
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 56' 6"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 57'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sparsely wooded
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Detached - same keeper & dwelling as for Windmill Point Light Station.
Object of Navigation: Range for channel btwn Belle Isle & Isle aux Peches, Detroit River.
Building Materials: Concrete foundation; 1/4" & 3/16" steel plate.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 1/4" steel plate
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 3/16" steel plate
Diameter at Base: 10'
Diameter at Parapet: 4'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Vertical iron ladders - 1" x 15" rounds
Number of Landings: None
Size of Glass: None
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: None
Number of Doors: 1, of steel plate
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Concrete, 5' below surface
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Sandy, loam top soil
Soil Susceptibility: Yes, by grass, shrubbery & trees
Miscellaneous Remarks: Rear tower stands just inside the E line, near NE corner of site.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: Reflector
Shape of Lantern: Cylindrical
Diameter to Glass: Center of tower to surface of glass - 2' 9 1/4"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: Circular, extended on 1 side for glass plate
Type of Bars: None
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One plate only
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 36" x 28"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern: Cylindrical steel plate - 315 degrees
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: 3/16" steel plate & 2.5" x 2.5" x 1/4" angles.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Conical & of 3/16" steel plate.
Ventilator / Cowl: 8" globe ventilator
Lightning Spindle: None
Description of Lightning Rod: None
Balustrade: None
Lantern Doors: None
Floor of Lantern: None
Watchroom Doors: None; tower is open from base to top of lantern.
Parapet Diameter: 4' 11 5/8" inside dia. of steel shell of lantern.
Ventilators
Location / Number: 2 - 8" x 10" perforated slide ventilators in door housing at base of tower.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: None
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
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Name of Maker: Adams & Westlake
Year Made:
Marks and Number: No. 1065 - 23"
Order of Apparatus: Reflector
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Headlights are supported by & raised & lowered in a cage having a platform of pine 2' 8" x 2' 3" in plan humg on a double bail of 5/8" round iron, joined at peak & hung by an eye bolt.
Service Table:
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How Color is Produced: Headlight is glazed with light ruby glass
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached: Illuminating apparatus
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Lamp Description: Headlight lamp, 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 headlight complete
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Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: Circular, 50' N'ly from tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 6' dia.
Oil House Construction Material: Steel plate outside to conical roof. Walls lined with brick.
Oil House Capacity: 45 5-gal cans = 225 gals.
Other (Describe): In old part of dwelling: 2 closets, 1 pantry on 1st floor, 3 closets on 2nd floor. In new part, 1 pantry 1st floor, 3 closets on 2nd floor.
Suitability: Suitable
Dwelling
Location: Attached to tower by covered passage 15' long. Old dwelling was added to in 1908 & converted into a double dwelling.
Coloring: Natural color of red brick, & red roof.
Construction Materials: Concrete foundations, brick walls, roof - metal slates.
Number of Rooms: 10 rooms & hall in part nearest tower; 8 rooms, pantry & hall in new part; cellar under both parts.
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 keeper & family; 1 asst. keeper & family.
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Oil house, privy, 2 barns, wash house.
Outhouse Coloring: Oil house red, privy & wash house yellow, 1 barn gray, 1 barn yellow w/ metal slate roof
Paths and Walks: Wood walk connecting front entrances & boat landing. Also, connecting rear entrances to privy, oil house, 1 barn & 1 Range tower.
Area Inclosed: Entire site, 3 3/4 acres.
Area of Garden: 1/2 acre
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None
Cultivation Area Available: All that not occupied by bldgs etc - about 1.5 acres.
Area Cultivated: 1/2 acre
Character of Surroundings: Fast ground.
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Water
How Procured: From drive wells in basements of dbl dwelling.
Quality:
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution:
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Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: Drive wells
Well Diameter:
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Pump or Bucket: Pumps in basement
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Distance from Dwelling: In basements of dwellings.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boat landing: board walk 4' 6" x 98' 6" on light trestle work leads from sea wall to landing crib 29' 6" x 9' 3" decked with plank, from which a short walk, 8', leads to another landing 8' x 12' on W side of crib. At MLL landing can be reached by launch.
Distance and Direction: Landing walk starts at sea wall directly in front of dwelling, about 30' distant & extends in a SE'ly direction.
Miscellaneous Remarks: New cement walk to be built, season of 1909, across front of double dwelling, to boat landing, on W side of dwelling & across rear, connecting the porches; to privy; to both oil houses & to Front Range tower.