Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--St. James (Beaver Harbor) Light

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ST. JAMES (BEAVER HARBOR) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WESTERN APPROACH MACKINAC STRAITS / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: ST. JAMES
County: CHARLEVOIX
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1852

HABS/HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1870
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1927
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE (ORIG. YELLOW)
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1870
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 38
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DISMANTLED WWII)

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: ST. JAMES TOWNSHIP

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO ST. JAMES TOWNSHIP IN 2005 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 3:12:02 pm EDT
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