Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--DeTour Reef Light

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DETOUR REEF LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: MOUTH OF ST. MARY'S RIVER / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: DETOUR
County: CHIPPEWA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1847

Photo by Dick Moehl, 1997, courtesy DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1931
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1974
Foundation Materials: CRIB
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 63
Original Optic: THIRD AND HALF ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1931
Present Optic: VRB-25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1996
Height of Focal Plane: 74
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS WHICH SERVED BOTH ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE STATIONS FROM 1908 TO 1974 IS ON DISPLAY AT THE DETOUR PASSAGE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description: ONSHORE
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1931
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: DETOUR REEF LIGHT PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Open to the Public? YES, BY RESERVATION ONLY

National Register Status: LISTED, 2005-03-15
Name of Listing: DETOUR REEF LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MPS)
On State List/Inventory? UNKNOWN; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: RECOMMENDED FOR TRANSFER TO THE DETOUR REEF LIGHT PRESERVATION SOCIETY IN 2005 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Wed, Dec 28 2005 10:30:02 am EDT
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