Report for Holland Pierhead Rear Range (Michigan) - 1910

General
District: 9th
Inspector: Francis J. Otter, Draftsman, 9th Lighthouse Dist.
Location: On outer end of S pier entrance to Black Lake Holland Harbor, Mich., E'ly side of S'ly part of Lake Michigan, & 880' (1/6 mile) 87 degrees 15' (E 1/4 N) in rear of front range & together with front forms range for approaching entrance to harbor.
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 square pyramidal tower
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1870
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1907
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Pyramidal
Form of Tower: Square pyramidal
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 44' 8"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 45'
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: Cast iron & wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: Open skeleton, structural steel
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 1/4" plate
Diameter at Base: 14' 7" square
Diameter at Parapet: 10' 7.5" square
Kind of Stairway and Steps: 2 iron ladders, leading to lantern
Number of Landings: 3
Size of Glass: 14.5" dia
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 bullseyes, 15 3/4" diam.
Number of Doors: 1 metal door at level of elevated walk
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'.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7' 2"
Diameter in the Clear: 6' 9 3/4"
Number of Sides: 9
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 3/8"
Size of Plates: 26 3/4" x 36"
Number of Storm Panes: Lantern is not so fitted
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron, old style
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Regulation spindle
Description of Lightning Rod: None
Balustrade: Wrought iron rails & cast iron newels; cast iron gallery which is an extension of lantern deck
Lantern Doors: Door in parapet, hinged to swing out. Trap door in floor, hinged & swings up.
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: Trap door, hinged, made of steel plate, swings up
Parapet Diameter: Polygonal, 6' 9 3/4"
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: Sauter Haile C.E.
Year Made: 1894
Marks and Number: 1894 year. 355
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 1' 7 11/16"
Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 6, rear panel deflector
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 4, rear panel deflector
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 chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached: Chimney
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: New 4th order, 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: One
Number of Spare Burners: Burners form part of lamp.
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1.5"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle: