Report for Eagle Harbor Front Range (Michigan) - 1910

General
District: 9th
Inspector: Oliver G. Brown
Location: Front range on S'ly shore of Eagle Harbor, Mich.
Date of Report: 08/07/1910
Latitude: 47° 27' 22"
Longitude: 88° 09' 04"
Premises
Site: Purchase, Part of Sec. 5, T58N, R30W. Mich Merd.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 09/15/1975
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 2.67 acres
Area Inclosed: None.
Character of Soil: Swampy.
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: A wooden pile landing extends out into about 2.5' of water in front of front range.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: The old military road from Eagle Harbor to Copper Harbor runs by landing.
Means to Reach Light Station: By road from Eagle Harbor. See discription of Eagle Harbor Main light.
Distance to Nearest Road: Old military road. Ranges are about 1/4 mile from Eagle Harbor.
Distance to Post Office: 1/4 mile to Eagle Harbor PO.
Distance to Village: 1/4 mile to Eagle Harbor.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None.
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Within walking distance from Eagle Harbor or by rig from Eagle Harbor 1/4 mile.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1877
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower: Square prism.
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 24'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 20'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Thickly wooded.
Color of Tower: White.
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint.
Tower Connection: Detached. Connected by about 1000 ft. of board walk.
Object of Navigation: Guide to entrance to eagle Harbor.
Building Materials: Wood.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 6"
Diameter at Base: 10' x 7'
Diameter at Parapet: 10' x 7'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: No windows in either tower.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors: Wooden doors lead to both towers.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: All swampy.
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The gound all around the dwelling and towers is low & swampy.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern: Octagonal
Diameter to Glass: 10' x 7'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 30"
Number of Plates in Height: 1
Number of Plates Each Side: 1front, small pane 12" x 19" in rear.
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 30" x 22"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: 2
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Wooden
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper sheets & lined inside with sheet zinc.
Ventilator / Cowl: Ventilator ball is cast iron.
Lightning Spindle: Copper with platinum tip.
Description of Lightning Rod: 3/8" wire cable is fastened around the spindle & runs down outside of tower into wet sand below.
Balustrade:
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern: Wooden.
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 ventilators in wall of front range.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None. Windows swing inside.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Curtains are held up by nails driven in window casing.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: No watch room.
How is Relief Called: None.
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: No name.
Year Made: Not given.
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 12"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white.
Time of Revolution: Not movable.
Flash Interval: No flashes.
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 3 panels 1 of which is a brass reflector, painted white inside.
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1 central drum of 5 elements.
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: Pedestal is made up of a wooden shelf directly in front of the window. Lens sits in a brass frame screwed on this shelf.
Service Table: The shelves on which the leneses sit serve as service talbe.
Draft Tube Description: NOne.
Revolving Machinery: No revolving.
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:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Flat wick.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 spare lamp for each range.
Number of Spare Burners: 1 spare burner for each.
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1" flat wick.
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None.
Oil House Description: Placed about 125' in rear of front tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 8' 8" x 6' 6"
Oil House Construction Material: Vitrified brick, metal slate roof.
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): 4 closets in each dwelling, 2 on each floor. Cellar under 1/2 of main part of dwelling. Barn is also used as a store house.
Suitability: Dry & suitable.
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: Rear tower rises from front of dwelling; 1000 ft. to front tower.
Coloring: White.
Construction Materials: Frame dwelling.
Number of Rooms: 6 rooms
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 keeper & family.
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Privy, barn & hen house painted white; well house red.
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: Wooden walks around E. side of dwelling and to outhouses.
Area Inclosed: None inclosed.
Area of Garden: None.
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None; all cleared.
Cultivation Area Available: None.
Area Cultivated: None.
Character of Surroundings: Swampy.
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Pumped from creek E. Of dwelling.
Quality: Good.
Quantity: Ample.
Injury Possible: No.
Purity Precaution: No cistern.
Tank Capacity:
Tank Material:
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: A small well-house is built over creek.
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: 2 pumps draw water from creek. 1 pump in dwelling
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Fair.
Diseases: None.
Prevalency: No.
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: No boat house - A landing extends out from front of front tower into about 2.5' of water. The Copper Harbor Military road runs directly in rear of landing.
Distance and Direction: Land & road is about 1100' NW'ly from dwelling.
Miscellaneous Remarks: