Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Sand Hills Light

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SAND HILLS LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: FIVE MILE POINT / EAGLE RIVER / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: EAGLE RIVER
County: KEEWENAW
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1919

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1919
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1954
Automated: 1939
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 91
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1919
Present Optic: NONE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 91
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS IN DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1919
Construction Materials: MASONRY STUCCO
Architectural Style: TRADITIONAL
Fog Signal Type: AIR DIAPHONE (REMOVED)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1919
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, BARRACKS BLDG. (1916), CONCRETE BREAKWATER (1917)

Current Use: PRIVATE INN

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #80004838
Name of Listing: HISTORIC ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL SITES IN MICHIGAN TR
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED EAGLE RIVER LIGHT WHICH WAS DISCONTINUED 1908; USED AS BARRACKS DURING WWII

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 1:55:02 pm EDT
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