Report for Grosse Isle North Channel Front Beacon (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk & Norris Works, Supt. |
| Location: | In 3.5' of water, about 175' to E'd of E'ly shore of Grosse Isle, MI., & nearly abreast of S'ly end of Fighting Island, main channel of Detroit River. |
| Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 42° 10' 03" |
| Longitude: | 83° 08' 22" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine lot conveyed to US by state of Michigan. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 01/25/1894 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 150' x 100' = 15,000 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | Concrete foundation pier 20' x 20' |
| Character of Soil: | None |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Wyandotte, MI., to Grosse Isle, about 3 miles, in summertime. In wintertime, over ice - from dwelling to Rear Beacon: by public street 1870' to shore, thence on elevated walk 161' to beacon. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | RR station at Wyandotte, MI., 3 3/4 miles. About 1/2 mile to steamboat landing. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Grosse Isle, about 1/2 mile |
| Distance to Village: | Wyandotte, 3 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By L.S. & M. S. Ry. to Wyandotte or Mich. Cent. RR or trolley Toledo or Detroit to Wyandotte. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | From Wyandotte, MI., by regular steamer in summer, distance 3 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1894 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New tower in 1906 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
| Form of Tower: | Right prism surmounted by frustrium of a pyramid |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 43' 2" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 45' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Fields & trees |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Forms range with rear light for Grosse Isle North Channel, Detroit River |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 12" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8" |
| Diameter at Base: | 12' 9" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 10" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden winding |
| Number of Landings: | 2 intermediate |
| Size of Glass: | 9" x 16" - 9" x 20" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 4 lights 9" x 16"; 3 - 4 lights 9" x 20" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 door swinging in with a storm door swinging out. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete on piles & rubble stone |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Water |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Old tower & timber foundation removed in 1906 & replaced with present concrete foundation & wooden tower. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | Radius 3' 7 1/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 35 1/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 1 plate 35" x 36", Flanked on each side by 1 plate 33" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 5 = 225 degrees |
| What Bearings: | Bearing S 78 degrees 52' W to S 56 degrees 08' E; Azimuth: 258 degrees 52' to 123 degrees 52'; Bearing of range = S 11 degrees -22 W |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, copper covered, zinc lining |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper attached to top of copper ball, led down side of tower to concrete foundation, thence thru ventilator & thence down. |
| Balustrade: | Wood, copper covered - iron pipe railing. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 swinging in. a storm door swinging out |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood, hard maple |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet, revolving brass discs valves. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass, screwed into top of corner posts. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 90 degree lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white 90 degrees |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees visible between Bearing S 33 degrees 38' E to S 56 degrees 22' W; Azimuth: 146 - 22 to 236 22; 45 degrees on each side of range. Bearing of range S 11-22 W |
| Number of Panels: | One |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| 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: | Wood |
| Service Table: | Wood, over stairs, 2 shelves underneath |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| 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: | Lens lantern lamps with 5th order burners |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Large closet under stairs on 1st story. |
| Oil House Description: | Square, red, iron oil house with black roof in rear of tower, on wharf, 11' from toewr, on S side of wharf. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
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| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse 16' x 24' on & alongside of wharf, 10' from beacon. Boat may be floated into house & hoisted out with tackle. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
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