Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Gull Rock Light

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GULL ROCK LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WEST OF MANITOU ISLAND / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: COPPER HARBOR
County: KEWEENAW
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1867

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1867
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: YELLOW
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 46
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1867
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 50
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK MUSEUM, WHITEFISH POINT, MICHIGAN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building?

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1867
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001751
Name of Listing: GULL ROCK LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD / GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 19 2002 10:43:02 am EDT
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