Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Port Sanilac Light

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PORT SANILAC LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: POINT SANILAC / LAKE HURON
Nearest City: PORT SANILAC
County: SANILAC
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1886

HABS/HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1886
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL HOURGLASS
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 59
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1886
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 69
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1886
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, WOODEN OUTHOUSE, WOODEN COVERED WELL

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / KEEPERS USED AS PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / PRIVATE OWNER (DWELLING)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001842
Name of Listing: PORT SANILAC LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 10:45:02 am EDT
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