Report for Little Traverse Light Station (Michigan) - 1907
General |
District: | 9th |
Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Office of Engineer, 9th Dist. |
Location: | Guide into Little Traverse Bay. |
Date of Report: | 12/03/1907 |
Latitude: | 45° 25' 07" N |
Longitude: | 84° 58' 05" W |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase; being Frac Section 24. Tp 35N, R 6W Emmet County, MI |
Date of Reservation: | 07/25/1883 |
Date of Deed: | 10/29/1883 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 3-62 acres more or less & right of way 4 rods wide. |
Area Inclosed: | 1.72 acres. |
Character of Soil: | Coarse gravel |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 225' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | By fence with posts 8' centers, cap & top board finish & 3 strands galvanized twisted ribbon wire. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None, small boats land on beach. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By driving or walking (distance 1 1/4 mi) from Harbor Springs MI or by small boat (distance 3/4 mi by water) from Harbor Springs. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1 1/4 miles to Grand Rapids & Indiana RR station. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1.5 miles |
Distance to Village: | 1 1/4 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good 1.5 miles |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brick tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1884 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | Parallel opiped |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 40' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 41' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Resort bldgs of Resort Assoc. & wooded bluffs |
Color of Tower: | Red |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Red brick |
Tower Connection: | Attached to S'ly end of dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor light for general purposes. |
Building Materials: | Brick, stone & iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 20" stone foundation, 12" brick wall above |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 12" brick |
Diameter at Base: | 8' 6" x 8' 6" square |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 6" x 8' 6" square |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
Number of Landings: | None. Treads wind around newel posts. |
Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2, 10 x 14 - 12 lts each, 1 5/4 sash. |
Number of Doors: | 1 frame, at entrnace to tower. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone, 9' 6" total height, 2' 9" sq. above ground. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand & gravel |
Soil Susceptibility: | By certain wild grasses, but not to trees other than poplars, Balm of Gilead's & like. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | In conveying site to US, Harbor Point Assoc. received a strip of land, 4 rods in width, commencing on NW corner of site & following line of shore around point to SE corner to be used for roadway or drive. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' 4" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36" To top of glass from Lantern deck 6' 6" |
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 not so fitted |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | 3' long 1.5" sq. at base. Upper half brass, fire gilded, fitted with platinum point, 2" long. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | 1/8" x 1.5" copper band, about 45' in length from lantern deck down outside of tower, & grounded in earth. |
Balustrade: | Gallery floor, cast iron 3/4 metal with CI cornice, 12' x 12'. Balustrade, 20 metal posts with 2 iron guardrails, 6" & 36" from gallery floor. |
Lantern Doors: | 1 door fitted in panel of lantern parapet, swings outward; 1 door of boiler plate hinged to deck of lantern, both fitted. |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron in 4 sections |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7.5" |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In metal panels of lantern parapet, radial pattern, brass front, 4 in number. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 1 set of common brass hooks, secured to posts. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | L. Sautter, Lemonier & Co., Paris |
Year Made: | 1881 |
Marks and Number: | 332 |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
Light Characteristic: | Fresnel lens, 4th order, fixed red with prismatic reflector. |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 3 fixed sections of 90 degrees each. 1 reflector section of 90 degrees, total 360 degrees. |
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 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
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 |
Service Table: | None |
Draft Tube Description: | Lens shield in proper position |
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: | Ruby chimney |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | Chimney of illuminating apparatus |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | New 4th order, 1 wick to burner. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 complete lamps |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | Brick bldg, 7' x 9' with metal door & globe ventilator. Fitted with shelves & has capacity of 450 gals. Located about 140' NW of dwelling. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 450 gal. |
Other (Describe): | 3 closets in connection with bedrooms of dwellings. 2 pantries in connection with Kitchen & summer Kitchen & 1 store closet off hall, 1st floor. |
Suitability: | Dry & suitable for purposes designed for them. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Boston Mass., Wm Blake & Co. |
Year of Manufacture: | 1881 |
Characteristic: | Bell struck a double blow every 30 seconds. |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | Cam in clockwork |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | 15' |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | Guide to Little Traverse Bay & around Harbor Point, MI. |
Distance and Direction: | About 100' SE 1/2 S from tower. |
Water Supply: | None required |
Reached from Lighthouse: | By walk, 2' wide |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Square pyramidal wooden tower about 25' high. Lower part enclosed; 12' x 12' at base, painted white & buff, red roof. |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1,800 lbs |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 3' 7 1/4" |
Height: | 2' 7.5" |
Time: | 3 hrs 15 min. |
Manufacturer: | Wm Blake & Co. |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Tower attached to & forms part of dwelling, stairs from 2nd floor hall leading to deck of gallery of lantern. |
Coloring: | Red brick - red roof |
Construction Materials: | Stone foundation, brick superstructure & shingled roof. |
Number of Rooms: | 9 inc. summer kitchen with closets & pantries prev. stated. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Barn, 14' 4" x 28' 4"; Oil house 7' x 9'; privy; Fog bell tower 12' sq. |
Outhouse Coloring: | Barn, white; oil house, red; Bell tower, white & cream, red roof. |
Paths and Walks: | Cement walks to & around entire dwelling to various stations & 4 gates on reservation fence; except 50' plank walk to barn. |
Area Inclosed: | About 1.72 acres, by fence of cap & top board construction with 3 strands ribbon wire. painted red. |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | Very shrubbery |
Cultivation Area Available: | None whatever |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy with some clay soil |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From Harbor Springs village water works |
Quality: | Excellent |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | About 830 gals. Located in basement under kitchen |
Tank Material: | Brick thoroughly cement coated, 4' x 8' 9" x 5' |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | Old well at station not in use |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: | Faucet located in summer kitchen |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good health generally prevails. |
Diseases: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | None |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | No boat landing or boat house at station. Road to lighthouse from Harbor Springs, MI is very good; greater portion thru Resort Assoc grounds is planked. |
Distance and Direction: | There is a good wharf in deep water on property of Harbor Point Assoc. about 1000' from lighthouse at which a landing can be made in all weather. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |