Report for Holland Pierhead Front Range (Michigan) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman, 9th Lighthouse Dist. |
| Location: | On outer end of S Breakwater entrance to Black Lake Holland Harbor, Mich. |
| Date of Report: | 04/30/1910 |
| Latitude: | 42° 46' 24" N |
| Longitude: | 86° 13' 00" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase, consideration $200.00 from Henry D. Post & Anna C., his wife. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/26/1873 |
| Date of Permission: | 08/10/1873 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 61.358 acres & all accretions N'd (May 24, 1873). |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Towers on pier |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Harbor pier in channel |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | There is a road leading to reservation |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Electric cars run to within 1/4 mile of Keeper's Dwelling, 1/4 mile to Macatawa Village; 6 miles to Holland by boat or public road. RR or steamboat to Holland. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 1/4 mile to public road, 6 miles to RR station & steamboat landing, 1/4 mile. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1/4 mile |
| Distance to Village: | 1/4 mile to Village of Macatawa, 6 miles to Holland. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | 1/4 mile to electric cars |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 1/4 miles to Keepers dwelling from electric car, 6 miles to Holland, by private conveyance or boat. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | White oval steel tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1908 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Oval |
| Form of Tower: | Oval cylinder |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 27' 6" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 27' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sand hills, trees & summer resort bldgs. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Range to Harbor entrance |
| Building Materials: | Steel |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 1/2" plate |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 3/16" |
| Diameter at Base: | Oval, 2' 6" x 4' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Oval, 2' 6" x 4' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron ladder |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 10.5" dia |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 bullseyes |
| Number of Doors: | 2; metal |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete, 12" below water line |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Keepers dwelling site, sandy, Towers are on pier |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Keepers site, by trees & shrubbery |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 217 lin. ft of metal elevated walk, created during 1902, also 533 lin. ft. of old type wooden walk, Width between breakwater at entrance 300'. S Breakwater extends into lake in a WNW'ly direction. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Lantern of special construction |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | Door hinged to swing out. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Steel |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall, 5 ventilators |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Fastened to standards, drilled & tapped into place. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Stove only |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| 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: | Cast iron, 3' 5.5" high |
| Service Table: | 2' 5.5" high, size of table, 18" x 2' 2" |
| Draft Tube Description: | None needed |
| 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Red screen |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | Screen |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Lens lantern |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None, cleaning table in service room |
| Oil House Description: | 800' W'ly from fog signal bldg; 16' 6" in from inner side of pier |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 1" x 9' 1" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Red brick, cement floor, metal shingle roof, steel door & frame |
| Oil House Capacity: | 180 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Store room & closet in Keepers dwelling, fitted with shelves. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purpose for which designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 10" steam whistle, operated by Marine Steam boilers & controlled by upright steam engine |
| Time to Start: | 45 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Geo. F. Motter & Sons, York, PA. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1899 |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec blast, 25 sec silent interval |
| Duplication: | Boilers & engines |
| Timing Device: | Cams on worm gears |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Whistle, 85# |
| Height Above Water: | 39' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Guide to Harbor entrance |
| Distance and Direction: | On outer end of South pier, just in rear of tower. |
| Water Supply: | Well in pier |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | On pier |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Foundation, concrete; ext. walls, structural steel framing, covered on outside with metal plates, & lined on inside with pressed brick. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | Outer & inner steel shells, semi-circular head |
| Kind: | Steam, marine |
| Tube: | Flue tube |
| Dimensions: | Height 7' 5" |
| Length: | 6' 6" |
| Diameter: | Width 4' 9" |
| Tube Description: | 102 tubes, 58" long |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 2.5" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Part of boiler, elliptical head |
| Furnace Length: | 5' |
| Furnace Width: | 4' 3" |
| Furnace Height: | 1' 6" avg. |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 393.95 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 21.25 sq. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 17 double & 1 single |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | Double bar, spade end. |
| Steam Fuel: | Bituminous coal |
| Steam Safety Valve: | Lavinges safety valve. |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 127# |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 85# |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 2' 2" |
| Smokestack Height: | 37' |
| Drum Dimension: | 5' |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 30" |
| Steam Covering: | None |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | Fair |
| Steam Boiler Built: | 1899 |
| Where Built: | York, PA |
| Manufacturer: | Geo. F. Motter & Sons |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | Upright |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | 5" |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | 9" |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | 3 1/4" |
| Steam Engine When Built: | 1899 |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | Baltimore, MD |
| Manufacturer: | Ellicott Mach. Co. |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | |
| Whistle Orifice: | 2 3/4" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | On shore, near river end of pier, near Life Saving Station |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Stone foundation, frame, ordinary construction. |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper only |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Summer kitchen, woodshed, privy & oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Wooden walks in fair condition |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Fog signal, well in pier; Dwelling, driven well in basement |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | FS well in pier under bldg; Dwelling, driven well in basement |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | FS, steam pump; Dwelling, hand pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Pump in kitchen of dwelling. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | None |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No boathouse. Public road within 1/4 mile of Keeper's dwelling. Government pier in front of Keeper's dwelling. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Life Saving Station near inner of S pier. Weather Service Bureau station: Flagstaff, Life Saving Station, Macatawa Beach. |