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

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RASBERRY ISLAND LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: APOSTLE ISLANDS / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: BAYFIELD
County: BAYFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1863

NPS photos by Candace Clifford, 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1863
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1957
Automated: 1957
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1863
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 80
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS ON DISPLAY AT WISCONSIN STATE MUSEUM, MADELINE ISLAND

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1957
Type: POLE IN FRONT OF FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Current Optic: SOLAR POWERED

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1903
Construction Materials: RED BRICK
Architectural Style: HIP METAL ROOF
Fog Signal Type: WHISTLE DIAPHONE (REMOVED)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES, REMODELLED 1906

Year Constructed: 1863
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WHITE CLAPBOARD

Other Structures: 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS, FRAME BARN (NOW SERVES AS RANGER RESIDENCE), BRICK OIL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE, 2 OUTHOUSES, DOCK, TRAMWAY

Current Use: NATIONAL PARK

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #77000145
Name of Listing: APOSTLE ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSES
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, WI-312

Miscellaneous:
ORIGINAL FIFTH ORDER FRESNEL LENS WITH FLASH PANELS ON DISPLAY ON MADELINE ISLAND AT THE STATE HISTORICAL SOC. OF WISCONSIN MUSEUM

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 2:33:02 pm EDT
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