Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Huron Island Light

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HURON ISLAND LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WEST HURON ISLAND / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: SKANEE
County: MARQUETTE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1868

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials: GRANITE/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/WHITE LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 39
Original Optic: THREE-ONE-HALF ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1868
Present Optic: ELECTRIC OSCILLATOR LIGHT
Year Present Lens Installed: 1961
Height of Focal Plane: 197
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials: RED BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE/ORIG. STEAM WHISTLE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1868
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: ATTACHED
Construction Materials: GRANITE

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

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

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #75000955
Name of Listing: HURON ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
TOWER IN NEED OF STABILIZATION (ROOF REPORTEDLY CAVING IN); ORIGINALLY A LIFEBOAT STATION

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 19 2002 10:53:02 am EDT
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