Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Grays Reef Light

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GRAYS REEF LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: GRAYS REEF EAST CHANNEL / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: ST. IGNACE
County: EMMET
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1891

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1936
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: SUBMERGED STONE/CONCRETE CRIB
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 65
Original Optic: THIRD AND HALF ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 82
Fresnel Lens Disposition: THIRD AND HALF ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT HARSHA HOUSE MUSEUM, CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1891
Description: LIGHTSHIPS NO. 57, NO. 56, AND NO. 99
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1936
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

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

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 24 2002 1:34:02 pm EDT
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