Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Cheboygan River Range Front Light

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CHEBOYGAN RIVER RANGE FRONT LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: CHEBOYGAN RIVER / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: CHEBOYGAN
County: CHEBOYGAN
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1880

HABS/HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1880
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated:
Automated:
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height:
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1880
Present Optic: LOCOMOTIVE-TYPE HEADLAMPS
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? UNKNOWN

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1880
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures:

Current Use: UNKNOWN

Owner/Manager: GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Open to the Public? UNKNOWN

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE BY USCG, SHPO CONCURRENCE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO THE GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION in 2004 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 10:23:02 am EDT
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