Site: |
Purchase. Lots 14 & 21 SW cor lot 29 - 30' x 40' & S 1/2 lot 15, City of Cheboygan, MI. |
Date of Reservation: |
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Date of Deed: |
01/26/1880 |
Date of Permission: |
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Date of Lease: |
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Area of the Entire Site: |
Lots 14 & 21, 17690 sq. ft.; Lot 29 - 1200 sq. ft. & Lot 15, 20950 sq. ft. |
Area Inclosed: |
All of lots 14 & 21 & 1650 sq. ft. of lot 15. |
Character of Soil: |
Clay, sod covered |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: |
About 110' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: |
Enclosed on N, E & S by tight board fence, on W or street side by picket fence. Does not include all of Lighthouse property. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: |
None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: |
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Means to Reach Light Station: |
By boat on Cheboygan River or by team on city streets. |
Distance to Nearest Road: |
Tower in town of Cheboygan & 1/4 to 1/2 mile to station or landing. |
Distance to Post Office: |
In Cheboygan. |
Distance to Village: |
In Cheboygan. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: |
None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: |
Situated in Cheboygan & may be reached by team - tower faces city streets. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: |
Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: |
1 |
First Built or Established: |
1880 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: |
Rebuilt 1900 |
Condition at This Date: |
Good except footings of tower - these repaired 1909 |
Shape of Tower in Plan: |
Square |
Form of Tower: |
Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: |
77' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
75' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
Town bldgs. |
Color of Tower: |
White; day mark of horizontal boards bolted to tower frame form a target 20' high x 12' wide at middle - this is also painted white. |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
Paint |
Tower Connection: |
Detached |
Object of Navigation: |
Range light guiding into Cheboygan River. |
Building Materials: |
4-posted skeleton, steel tower. |
General Description: |
Corner posts are 4" x 4" steel angles resting on 14" x 14" x 1" base plates. Tower has diagonal bracing of 1" tie rods, tightened by turn buckles. |
Wall Thickness at Base: |
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Wall Thickness at Parapet: |
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Diameter at Base: |
14' square |
Diameter at Parapet: |
22" square |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: |
Ladder of T bars on N side & 1 1/4" pipe rounds. Also serves as track for lantern cage. |
Number of Landings: |
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Size of Glass: |
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Number of Windows and Size of Sash: |
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Number of Doors: |
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Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: |
Pier of brick 4.5' sq., 5' deep is built under each corner post of tower & 1 in middle of tower base. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: |
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Soil Susceptibility: |
Premises are sodded. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Add'l deed 5/29/1909. Former site of this tower on Lot 29 now occupied by office of a shingle mill. |