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

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MIDDLE ISLAND LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: BETWEEN THUNDER BAY ISLAND / PRESQUE ISLE / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: ALPENA
County: ALPENA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1905

U.S. Coast Guard photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1905
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: BRICK AND STUCCO
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH ORANGE BAND IN MIDDLE
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO SERVICE ROOM
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 71
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 78
Fresnel Lens Disposition: VANDALIZED IN 1960S
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1905
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1905
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, 2 BRICK PRIVIES, WOODEN WOODSHED/GARAGE (1905), RUINS OF LIFESAVING STATION (1881)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / MIDDLE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION (REMAINING STRUCTURES)

Open to the Public? YES, BY APPOINTMENT

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE BY USCG, SHPO CONCURRENCE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
UNDER RESTORATION IN 1999

Last Modified: Thu, Apr 25 2002 10:47:02 am EDT
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