Report for Gull Rock (Michigan) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Oliver G. Brown |
| Location: | Light Station on a Rocky inlet between Keweenaw Point & Maniton Island, Lake Superior, Michigan |
| Date of Report: | 08/25/1910 |
| Latitude: | 47° 25' 02" |
| Longitude: | 87° 39' 50" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | 10/18/1886 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 0.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | All trap rock |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 2 landings on east side & west side of boat house |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | The lightstation can be reached by boat only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Nearest public road is at Copper Harbor, 15 miles |
| Distance to Post Office: | 27 miles to Post Office at Eagle Harbor |
| Distance to Village: | 40 miles to Calumet by way of Copper Harbor. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 23 miles to Keweenaw Central RR Sta. at Manian, Mich. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1867 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square Prism. |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 45 feet |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 50 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | Buff |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural color of brick |
| Tower Connection: | Tower rises up directly in front of dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast light, guide between Keweenaw Point & Gull Rock. |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Outer wall 12"; inner wall circular & 4" thick |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Outer wall 12"; inner wall circular & 4" thick |
| Diameter at Base: | 9 feet 4 inches |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 9 feet 4 inches |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | A circular cast iron stairs; no railing |
| Number of Landings: | A landing & lantern floor |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 14 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 windows-2 of 2 sashes-1 of 1 sash- each sash 2' 7.75" x 2' 10.25" |
| Number of Doors: | One wooden door leads into tower from the ground |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | All rocky |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | The site is a rocky upheaval about 0.5 mile to the Westward of Manitou Island. Tower & dwelling is built in center of rock. Sea wall on 3 side of dwelling, N side exposed. Walls taper down to V slope on S side, protecting foundation of tower. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7 feet 1/2 inch |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2 feet 11.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 36" x 27" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed. |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Upper & lower parts of cast iron- lower part lined inside with vertical wood ceiling. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | 10 sided pyramidal dome - cast iron outside, lined with zinc sheets inside. Small tin cone lens protector is fastened to peak of roof inside. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 1/2" copper rod is fastened to balcony floor, runs down outside of tower & is buried in rock below. |
| Balustrade: | Balustrade of 2 rails; upper is a 2" x 1/2" iron bar - lower is 2.5" x 3/8" iron bar - 1.25 vertical stanchione with ball tops |
| Lantern Doors: | Single fold cast iron door leads from parapet to outside gallery |
| Floor of Lantern: | 0.75" cast iron floor; an iron trap door in floor leade down to stairs in tower |
| Watchroom Doors: | No watch room. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6 feet 7.5 inches |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 ventilators in parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hoods screwed to soffit. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier and Fenestre, Paris. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 1' 7?16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed Red |
| Time of Revolution: | Not movable |
| Flash Interval: | No plashes |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 |
| 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: | Cast iron cylindrical pedestal bolted to lantern floor |
| Service Table: | Cast iron; is fastened to pedestal & suppored at outer end by 1 wooden leg. |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Not 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 light produced by red chimney on lamp. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funck Heap lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5 inches |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 small cupboard at third landing, used ot keep cleaning rags, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | One end of cellar is boarded up for oil house |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5 feet x 11.5 feet |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick and wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 1 closet in dwelling on second floor. Cellar under dwelling is used as a store room. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| 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: | Tower rises directly up in fornt of dwelling |
| Coloring: | Buff |
| Construction Materials: | Brick with shingled rood |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 rooms |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 dwelling |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Privy, boat house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Privy is buff color & boat house is painted white |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks on one side of dwelling and part way to privy & boat house. |
| Area Inclosed: | None enclosed |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | All solid rock. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From lake for all purposes |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | No cistern |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | No well |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness-excellent. |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | The boat house is 12.5' x 27.5' in plan and is built of wood. It is placed on S'ly end of the rock. Landing extend out from east and west endo of boat house. Both are crib landings. |
| Distance and Direction: | Boat houses and landing is about 75 feet S'ly from tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Premises in very good condition with exception of lens. 1 panel of lens which forms door in bad shape. Prisms that form this panel are all loose. Cementing material has loosened & allows prisms to move. When door is open, weight deforms frame. |