Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Beaver Head (Beaver Island) Light

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BEAVER HEAD (BEAVER ISLAND) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: MACKINAC STRAITS APPROACH / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: SOUTH OF ST. JAMES
County: CHARLEVOIX
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1851

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1858
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1962
Automated:
Foundation Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: YELLOW
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 46
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1870
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1962
Height of Focal Plane: 103
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS IN KEEPERS DWELLING

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
2. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1962
Type: RADIOBEACON TOWER
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane:
Current Optic: Year Installed:

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1915
Construction Materials: RED BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1866
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK

Other Structures: FRAME ADDITION ADDED TO KEEPERS TO ACCOMODATE ASST. KEEPERS, OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, STORAGE BUILDING, RADIOBEACON (1962)

Current Use: ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSES

Owner/Manager: CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Web Site:

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit by Region for access information)

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78001495
Name of Listing: BEAVER ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 19 2002 9:05:02 am EDT
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