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Old Saint Clair Flats Front Range Light
ST. CLAIR
FLATS S. CHANNEL RANGE LIGHTS (OLD)
Location: OFF HARSENS ISLAND/LAKE ST. CLAIR
Nearest City: ALGONAC
County: ST. CLAIR
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1859
First Historic Tower (REAR RANGE):
- Year Light First Lit: 1859
- Is the Light Operational? NO
- Date Deactivated: 1907
- Automated: 1970
- Foundation Materials: WOODEN CRIB FILLED W/STONE
- Construction Materials: BRICK/BLOCK
- Markings/Patterns: BUFF COLOR
- Shape: CONICAL
- Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
- Tower Height: 40
- Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
- Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
- Present Optic: NONE
- Year Present Lens Installed:
- Height of Focal Plane: 30
- Has tower been moved? NO
Second Historic Tower (FRONT RANGE):
- Year Light First Lit: 1859
- Is the Light Operational? YES
- Date Deactivated:
- Automated: 1970
- Foundation Materials: SUBMERGE TIMBER CRIB
- Construction Materials: BRICK
- Markings/Patterns: RED BRICK
- Shape: CONICAL
- Relationship to Other Structures: SEP
- Tower Height: 17
- Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER
- Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
- Present Optic: SIXTH ORDER
- Year Present Lens Installed: 0
- Height of Focal Plane: 20
- Has tower been moved? NO
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Previous Tower(s): N/A
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? NO
Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED EARLY 1930S)
- Year Constructed: 1859
- Number of Stories: 2
- Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO REAR RANGE
- Construction Materials: BRICK
Other Structures:
Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION (FRONT RANGE)
Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LICENSE TO SAVE OUR SOUTH
CHANNEL LIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Open to the Public? NO
Web Site:
LINK
National Register Status: LISTED Reference #90000853
Name of Listing: ST. CLAIR FLATS SOUTH CHANNEL RANGE LIGHTS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:
Miscellaneous:
ORIGINAL REAR FRONT RANGE RECONSTRUCTED 1875; RANGE ATTACHED TO
HOUSE; RANGE SYSTEM DECOMMISSIONED 1907; FRONT TOWER REMAINS ACTIVE |
