Report for Sturgeon Point (Michigan) - 1910

General
District: 11th
Inspector: Oliver G. Brown
Location: On E most point btwn Saginaw & Thunder Bays, MI., W'ly shore of Lake Huron.
Date of Report: 06/09/1910
Latitude: 44° 42' 37"
Longitude: 83° 16' 07"
Premises
Site: Purchase lot 1, Sec. T 27 N R 10 N
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 09/24/1868
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 60.2 plus acres
Area Inclosed: About 1.75 A
Character of Soil: Sandy
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 125' about
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Wire fence surrounds tower, dwelling & outbldgs.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By road from Harrisville, MI., about 5 mi. By launch from same place 4 mi. Flag sta. of D & M Ry 1 mile W.
Distance to Nearest Road: 1 mi. to flag station D & M R'y 1 mile to public road to Harrisville.
Distance to Post Office: 5 mi.
Distance to Village: 5 mi.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: By rig from flag station 1 mi. W of tower or by rig from Harrisville, 5 mi. or by launch from Harrisville to USLSS dock, 10 rods S of tower.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1870
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Conical
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 70' 9"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 69'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Thickly wooded
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: By covered passage 11' long.
Object of Navigation: Coast light for general purposes.
Building Materials: Brick & plastered & finished white inside.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 4.5'
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 18"
Diameter at Base: 16'
Diameter at Parapet: 10'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Circular cast iron stairs with pipe railing.
Number of Landings: 3 landings & lantern floor.
Size of Glass: 10 x 16
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 4 windows - 2 fold sash outside & inside - 2 glasses to a sash - size of each sash 3' 1.5" x 1' 1 1/4"
Number of Doors: Iron door leads from covered passage into tower at 1st floor.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Limestone, 7' 6" high & 4' below surface.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: All sandy.
Soil Susceptibility: Grass & shrubbery grow around dwelling.
Miscellaneous Remarks: There is an old mineral well 8' deep about 50' in front of tower. This well is dry & has not been used for several years. Well is protected by well house painted white.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7' 1/2"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3' 3"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 3' 4" x 2' 2 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern: 3 plates unglazed of 36 degrees each.
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Parapet of cast iron outside lined with vertical wood ceiling inside; unglazed portion vertical bars are of cast iron.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: 10 sided pyramidal roof - copper plates outside & lined with tin inside - no lens protector.
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper
Lightning Spindle: Copper with platinum tip.
Description of Lightning Rod: 1/2" wire cable leads from balcony down side of tower & is imbedded 5' in earth below.
Balustrade: Balustrade, top & bottom rail of 2" x 1/2" bars. 1 1/4" vertical iron stanchions with ball top; gallery, cast iron & circular in plan.
Lantern Doors: 1 door of cast iron leads from parapet to gallery outside.
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: No watchroom
Parapet Diameter: 6' 7.5"
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 ventilators at top of parapet.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: 1 wooden step ladder & 1 iron ladder 8' long.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Hooks screwed to soffit.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Henry LePaute, Paris
Year Made:
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 3 1/2
Inside Diameter: 2' 3.5"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution: Not moveable
Flash Interval: No flashes
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 7
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 8
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron base bolted to lantern floor. Illuminating apparatus screwed to pedestal.
Service Table: None
Draft Tube Description: No ventilator flue.
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Constant level
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 spare lamp
Number of Spare Burners: 3 spare burners.
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 2 wicks
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 7/8"; inside wick 1 1/16"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 closet at 3rd landing used for cleaning gear. 1 small closet at 1st landing not used.
Oil House Description: 100' S'ly from tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 7' circular
Oil House Construction Material: Steel plates lined with bricks.
Oil House Capacity: 72 5-gal cans
Other (Describe): 3 closets in dwelling - 2 on 2nd floor & 1 in 1st. also concrete vault leads out from kitchen, used as a storeroom, Dimensions: 6' x 12'
Suitability: Closets are dry & suitable. Storeroom is not adequate for uses of occupants.
Dwelling
Location: Connected to tower by covered way.
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Brick
Number of Rooms: 8 rooms in dwelling
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: Keeper & family
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 1 privy & oil house, 3 barns
Outhouse Coloring: Privy & oil house, red; barns, white.
Paths and Walks: Concrete walks lead to all outhouses & around tower.
Area Inclosed: About 1.5 acres, enclosed with wire fence
Area of Garden: About 1/2 acre
Area Timber or Shrubbery: About 40 A
Cultivation Area Available: About 30 A
Area Cultivated: 1/2 acre
Character of Surroundings: Soil - sandy
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From a flowing well
Quality: Excellent
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: A brick filter in one corner of cistern
Tank Capacity: 160 bbls. placed under living room.
Tank Material: Brick plastered with cement.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: Driven well. Water flows naturally. Depth 160'
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Flowing well.
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: 20' N'ly from kitchen door.
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Excellent
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: No
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: No landing or boathouse.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Premises, tower, bldgs & illuminating apparatus are in good condition. About 25 yrs ago, 5 plank cribs were built in front of premises to prevent erosion of shore. These cribs served their purpose & shore has been made out to 100' from end of cribs.