Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--Eagle Bluff Light

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EAGLE BLUFF LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: EAST CHANNEL INTO GREEN BAY
Nearest City: EPHRIAM
County: DOOR
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1868

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1868
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1926
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: YELLOW WITH RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 43
Original Optic: THIRD & ONE HALF ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1868
Present Optic: 300 MM, SOLAR POWERED, MOUNTED ON THE GALLERY
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 75
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FIFTH ORDER LENS INSTALLED IN 1918 REMAINS IN THE LANTERN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1868
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK

Other Structures: YELLOW BRICK OIL HOUSE, YELLOW BRICK PRIVY

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM IN KEEPERS

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO DOOR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #70000032
Name of Listing: EAGLE BLUFF LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS RESTORED 1963

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 8:34:02 am EDT
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