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

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ROUND ISLAND LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC
Nearest City: CITY OF MACK. ISLAND
County: MACKINAC
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1895

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1895
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1947-1996
Automated: 1924
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 53
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed: 1895
Present Optic: 300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1996
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1895
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1895), BRICK OUTHOUSE (1895)

Current Use: NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN NATIONAL FOREST

Owner/Manager: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE, HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #74000994
Name of Listing: ROUND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1971

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 1:25:02 pm EDT
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