Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--Sturgeon Bay Canal Light

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STURGEON BAY CANAL LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: STURGEON BAY CANAL / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: STURGEON BAY
County: DOOR
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1899

HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1899
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: STEEL/IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SKELETAL W/CENTRAL COLUMN
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 98
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 107
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON; ADJACENT TO LIFEBOAT STATION

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #84003666
Name of Listing: STURGEON BAY CANAL LIGHTHOUSE (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
TOWER WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1899 BUT ALTERED IN 1903 WITH STEEL BRACING

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 12:46:02 pm EDT
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