Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Presque Island Light

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PRESQUE ISLAND LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: PRESQUE ISLE PENINSULA / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: PRESQUE ISLE
County: PRESQUE ISLE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1840

Photo of 1871 tower courtesy Dan McGee

First Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1840
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1871
Automated:
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: LOWER 2/3 STONE, UPPER BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 38
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed: 1840
Present Optic: NONE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Has tower been moved? NO

Second Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1871
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1970
Foundation Materials: BRICK
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 109
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1870
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1870
Height of Focal Plane: 113
Has tower been moved? NO

Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS IN LANTERN OF 1840 TOWER; THIRD ORDER FRESNEL STILL IN OPERATION IN 1871 TOWER

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (REMOVED 1950S)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (REBUILT 1939)

Year Constructed: 1840
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: CAPE COD
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: 1.5-STORY BRICK KEEPERS QUARTERS ATTACHED TO 1870 TOWER, 1905 KEEPERS, GARAGE, PRIVY

Current Use: MUSEUM / ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN 1871 TOWER

Owner/Manager: PRESQUE ISLE TOWNSHIP W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC IN 1871 TOWER

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000957
Name of Listing: OLD PRESQUE ISLE LIGHTHOUSE / REF #83000890 FOR 1871 TOWER
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 10:56:02 am EDT
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