Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--Rawley Point (Twin River Point) Light

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RAWLEY POINT (TWIN RIVER POINT) LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: WEST SHORE LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: TWO RIVERS
County: MANITOWOC
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1853

HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1894
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1979
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: SKELETAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 111
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: DCB-36
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 113
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1874
Description: BRICK
Fate/Disposition: SERVES AS KEEPERS QUARTERS (NO LONGER HAS TOP PART OF TOWER)

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO, DEMOLISHED

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: 1 1/2 STORY
Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1874
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: W/OUT TOWER
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #84003706
Name of Listing: RAWLEY POINT LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

Miscellaneous:
TOWER WAS PART OF THE FRENCH EXHIBIT AT THE 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION

Last Modified: Tue, Oct 24 2006 1:33:02 pm EDT
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