Report for Grosse Isle North Channel Front Beacon (Michigan) - 1909
General |
District: | 10th |
Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk & Norris Works, Supt. |
Location: | In 3.5' of water, about 175' to E'd of E'ly shore of Grosse Isle, MI., & nearly abreast of S'ly end of Fighting Island, main channel of Detroit River. |
Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
Latitude: | 42° 10' 03" |
Longitude: | 83° 08' 22" |
Premises |
Site: | Submarine lot conveyed to US by state of Michigan. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 01/25/1894 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 150' x 100' = 15,000 sq. ft. |
Area Inclosed: | Concrete foundation pier 20' x 20' |
Character of Soil: | None |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Wyandotte, MI., to Grosse Isle, about 3 miles, in summertime. In wintertime, over ice - from dwelling to Rear Beacon: by public street 1870' to shore, thence on elevated walk 161' to beacon. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | RR station at Wyandotte, MI., 3 3/4 miles. About 1/2 mile to steamboat landing. |
Distance to Post Office: | Grosse Isle, about 1/2 mile |
Distance to Village: | Wyandotte, 3 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By L.S. & M. S. Ry. to Wyandotte or Mich. Cent. RR or trolley Toledo or Detroit to Wyandotte. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | From Wyandotte, MI., by regular steamer in summer, distance 3 miles. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1894 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New tower in 1906 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
Form of Tower: | Right prism surmounted by frustrium of a pyramid |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 43' 2" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 45' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Fields & trees |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Forms range with rear light for Grosse Isle North Channel, Detroit River |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 12" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8" |
Diameter at Base: | 12' 9" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 10" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden winding |
Number of Landings: | 2 intermediate |
Size of Glass: | 9" x 16" - 9" x 20" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 4 lights 9" x 16"; 3 - 4 lights 9" x 20" |
Number of Doors: | 1 door swinging in with a storm door swinging out. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete on piles & rubble stone |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Water |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Old tower & timber foundation removed in 1906 & replaced with present concrete foundation & wooden tower. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | Radius 3' 7 1/4" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 35 1/4" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 1 plate 35" x 36", Flanked on each side by 1 plate 33" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 5 = 225 degrees |
What Bearings: | Bearing S 78 degrees 52' W to S 56 degrees 08' E; Azimuth: 258 degrees 52' to 123 degrees 52'; Bearing of range = S 11 degrees -22 W |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, copper covered, zinc lining |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper attached to top of copper ball, led down side of tower to concrete foundation, thence thru ventilator & thence down. |
Balustrade: | Wood, copper covered - iron pipe railing. |
Lantern Doors: | 1 swinging in. a storm door swinging out |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood, hard maple |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 in parapet, revolving brass discs valves. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass, screwed into top of corner posts. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
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Order of Apparatus: | 90 degree lens lantern |
Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white 90 degrees |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees visible between Bearing S 33 degrees 38' E to S 56 degrees 22' W; Azimuth: 146 - 22 to 236 22; 45 degrees on each side of range. Bearing of range S 11-22 W |
Number of Panels: | One |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
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: | Wood |
Service Table: | Wood, over stairs, 2 shelves underneath |
Draft Tube Description: | |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
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Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | |
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Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
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Lamp Description: | Lens lantern lamps with 5th order burners |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | None |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
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Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Large closet under stairs on 1st story. |
Oil House Description: | Square, red, iron oil house with black roof in rear of tower, on wharf, 11' from toewr, on S side of wharf. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
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Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | |
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Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse 16' x 24' on & alongside of wharf, 10' from beacon. Boat may be floated into house & hoisted out with tackle. |
Distance and Direction: | |
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