Report for Grassy Island Upper (Wisconsin) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman |
| Location: | On N'ly end of piling on E'ly side of artificial cut thru Frassy Island, WI., near mouth of Fox River, S'ly end of Green Bay, WI. Lower & Upper towers are 676' apart (1/8 mile +) Upper light bearing from Lower light 203 degrees 56' (35 W 1/4 W) |
| Date of Report: | 03/17/1910 |
| Latitude: | 44° 33' 31" |
| Longitude: | 87° 59' 39" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase, City of Green Bay to US, consideration $1. Conveyed to US under Acts of Legislature of WI., Jan. 24, 1872 & resolution of City of Green Bay, dated Jan. 25, 1872 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 02/07/1872 |
| Date of Permission: | 02/07/1872 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 0.4 acres to MHW line, according to survey of AR Flint, 1883 |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Land & decayed vegetation. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Towers stand at each end of E'ly timber piling of channel |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | W side, channel pier; NW side, 225 lin. ft. of pile revetment, capped with 12" x 12" timbers, & rip-rapped with stone; E & SE sides with 250' of pile & sheet pile revetment, rip-rapped with stone. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Steamers can land at pier in front of dwelling. There is also a crib 8' x 16' for small boats, channel pier is 12' from front of dwelling. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No road. Station is situated on an island. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer, tug or sail boat from Green Bay. Steamers will generally stop at Grassy Island for or with passengers. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 3 miles to Green Bay, WI |
| Distance to Post Office: | 3 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 3 miles, Green Bay, WI. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By steamer |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By tug, launch or sail boat. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Frame tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1872 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1907 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal inclosed wooden frame towers. |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 34'; Height from base to focal plane, 29' 5" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 37' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Water of Green Bay, W., & bldgs of city of Green Bay, WI. |
| Color of Tower: | White; lantern & parapet, black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Channel, entrance to Green Bay Harbor |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 12" x 12" concrete posts, 6" x 8" braces, with 7/8 sheathing & shingles |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 6" |
| Diameter at Base: | 13' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairs |
| Number of Landings: | 3 |
| Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 windows, 9" x 12" - 4 light sash |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Bolted to wooden channel pier |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Tower on E'ly channel pier, dwelling is on low sandy island |
| Soil Susceptibility: | By grass, shrubbery & trees |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Lower tower is 7' less in height than upper tower. Dwelling & all out houses are situated on a small island which is cut in 2 by timber dykes, constructed with piles & timber, nearly 720' long on E'ly side & about 615' on W'ly side. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 6' 2" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 6' |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 30" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | Lantern is not so fitted |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wooden parapet; Cast iron astragals, sill & cornice. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper, with platinum tips |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 3/4" dia. iron rods, leading from lantern frames down outside of tower, into water |
| Balustrade: | 1" pipe rail balustrade, wooden platform bolted to tower, square on plan. |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden doors, hinged to parapet walls, to swing out. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wooden construction, pine, painted. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap doors, hinged to floor. |
| Parapet Diameter: | Polygonal 6' 2" inscribed dia. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 iron ventilators in sides of parapet, cast iron sliding pattern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass, regulation pattern, hooks secured into cast iron astragals. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small room beneath lantern & contains small cleaning table & small closet. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter, & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | No marks on apparatus |
| Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 15/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fresnel, fixed white, arc of illumination, 360 degrees |
| Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed light 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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, 3' 9" high, 14" dia. on top |
| Service Table: | None required |
| Draft Tube Description: | None required |
| Revolving Machinery: | Fixed |
| 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: | Fixed white, produced by lens & oil lamp |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Improved 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare lamp |
| Number of Spare Burners: | Burners are attached & form part of lamp. |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |