Report for Grand River MI (Michigan) - 1858

General
District: 11th
Inspector:
Location: At the mouth of Grand River, 30 miles N of Kalamazoo, MI.
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Premises
Site:
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Area of the Entire Site: 1 acres
Area Inclosed:
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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: 24' 2"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 70' 3"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation: Coast light & guide into Grand River.
Building Materials: Rubble stone
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 1' 8"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 1' 8"
Diameter at Base: 6' 6"
Diameter at Parapet: 6' 5"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron ladder
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 9 x 12
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2, 8 panes
Number of Doors:
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Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10 - 4 blind
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 2' 3"
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side: 1
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates: 2' 10" high, 1' 10" top, 2' 4" bottom
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
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:
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Name of Maker:
Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed white varied by flash
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval: 1' 30"
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 330 degrees
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Pedestal:
Service Table:
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Regulated:
Lens Protection: 2 lens covers
How Color is Produced:
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Lamp Description: 3 fountain & valve lamps
Type of Illuminant:
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Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
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: 6
Number of Dwellings: 1, 29' square, 1.5 stories
Heating Plant:
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NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Storeroom
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Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size: Bay stove
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Water
How Procured: Cistern
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Quantity:
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Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity: 1 cistern, about 60 barrels capacity
Tank Material: Stone
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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