Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--Devils Island Light

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DEVILS ISLAND LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: APOSTLE ISLANDS / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: BAYFIELD
County: ASHLAND
Year Station Established: 1891
Year Automated: 1978
Year Existing Historic Tower Constructed: 1898

Existing Historic Tower:

Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 71
Height of Focal Plane: 100
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1901)
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1992)
Lens Dispostion: FRESNEL LENS REMOVED BY USCG, 1989; REINSTALLED BY NPS IN 1992

Previous Tower(s):

Construction Date: 1891
Description: WOOD SKELETAL
Fate/Dispostion: DEMOLISHED

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Fog Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1891
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Architectural Style: GABLE ROOF
Fog Signal Type: REMOVED/ORIGINAL WHISTLE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1891
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: QUEEN ANNE
Construction Materials: BRICK/FRAME

Other Structures: 2ND QUEEN ANNE-STYLE KEEPERS QUARTERS (1896), 2 OIL HOUSES, BROWNSTONE TRAMWAY ENGINE BUILDING, TRAMWAY & TRAM CAR, DOCK, WOODEN BOATHOUSE (1 MILE AWAY), RADIOBEACON

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

Open to the Public? YES; TOWER OPEN SUMMERS
Access: BOAT
Public Phone:715-779-3397

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING: APOSTLE ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSES

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, WI-324 (WASO)

Miscellaneous:
ACTIVE OPTIC IS 190 MM ON GALLERY (USED IN LANTERN HOUSING BETWEEN 1989-1992)

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 8:21:02 am EDT
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