Report for Petite Point Au Sable (Michigan) - 1873

General
District: 11th
Inspector: J.W. Bailey from recs on file in office of Eng'r
Location: On Petite Point Au Sable, 30 miles S of Grand Pt. Au Sable LH, on E shore of Lake Michigan
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: Approx. 43° 38' 70"
Longitude: 86° 33' 30"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Drifting sand
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 200'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: There is a road on the beach (sand) 1/4 mile to Mears Saw mill, & a road from there 1 mile to the station on Chicago & SM Shore RR 7 miles distant
Means to Reach Light Station: By RR from Detroit or Chicago to Mears Station on Chicago SM Shore RR thence by carriage to Mears Mill & the lighthouse.
Distance to Nearest Road: 7 miles to Mears Station
Distance to Post Office: 3 miles, Blackberry Ridge P.O.
Distance to Village: 7 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance: RR to w/i 7 miles
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Poor
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1873
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 100'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: About 108'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sand hills partly covered w/ small trees
Color of Tower: Red
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Natural color of the brick
Tower Connection: Connected by covered way
Object of Navigation: Lake coast light
Building Materials: Brick
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: Outer wall 24", Inner wall 12"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: Outer wall 16", Inner wall 8"
Diameter at Base: 18' 8"
Diameter at Parapet: 12' 8"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron
Number of Landings: 5
Size of Glass: 12" x 16" & 2 circular windows
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 6 - 2' 6" x 3' 4"
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Piles, grillage, & 2' of concrete & 7' of rubble, & 3' 4" of rubble faced w/ 3 courses of cut stone above ground
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Drifting sand
Soil Susceptibility: Doubtful
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 3rd
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 8
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 5' 9"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 3/8"
Size of Plates: 69 5/8" x 31 1/4"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Iron
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors: Iron trap, with counter balance
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 in parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into sash bars
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 3rd
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: F. V. W. F.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval: 30"
Duration of Flash: 30"
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:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube: 84'
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:


Clock Cord Description
Revolving Cord:
Size of Clock Cord:
Length of Clock Cord:
How Led: Drop tube in the wall
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1
Oil House Description: 1st story of dwelling, fitted w/ benches & shelves.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):
Suitability:
Dwelling
Location: Connected to tower by a gallery 12' long
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Brick
Number of Rooms: 8 rooms & 1 woodshed, good cellar.
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Drifting sands, btwn lake & sand hills, behind the hills, heavy timber.
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Well
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity:
Tank Material:
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Bucket
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: About 50'
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements: