Report for Detour (Michigan) - 1858
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | |
| Location: | Entrance to Saut Ste Marie River from Lake Huron |
| Date of Report: | |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Not known |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Rail fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 57' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 68' 6" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | To guide vessels into St. Marie's River |
| Building Materials: | Stone |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5' 2" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 3' |
| Diameter at Base: | 15' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 9" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8 x 10 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5, 12 panes |
| Number of Doors: | |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 9' 10" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 8' 2" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 12 |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | 15 x 24 |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | Stone |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Walk & railing |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| 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: | Lens cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 2 fountain lamps |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Storeroom in tower |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 2 air tight oil butts |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | |
| Coloring: | White, shingle roof |
| Construction Materials: | Stone, shingle roof |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1, 34 x 20' 4", kitchen 12' 6" x 13' 6", 1.5 stories |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 woodsheds - 28 x 11' 4" & 9' 6" x 11' 6" |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
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| Stove, Maker: | |
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| Sink, Maker: | |
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| Pump, Maker: | |
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| Lamps: |