Round Island Lighthouse
Mackinaw Island, MI. Lake Huron

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Round Island Lighthouse

ROUND ISLAND LIGHT

Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC
Nearest City: CITY OF MACK. ISLAND
County: MACKINAC
U.S.C.G. District: 9

Year Station Established: 1895

Existing Historic Tower:

• Year Light First Lit: 1895
• Is the Light Operational? YES
• Date Deactivated: 1947-1996
• Automated: 1924
• Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER
• Construction Materials: BRICK
• Markings/Patterns: RED W/BLACK LANTERN
• Shape: SQUARE
• Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
• Tower Height: 53
• Original Optic:
• Year Original Lens Installed: 1895
• Present Optic: 300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
• Year Present Lens Installed: 1996
• Height of Focal Plane:
• Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

• Year Constructed: 1895
• Number of Stories: 2.5
• Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
• Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1895), BRICK OUTHOUSE (1895)

Current Use: NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN NATIONAL FOREST

Owner/Manager: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE, HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST

Open to the Public? YES (Goto Publicly Accessible Lighthouses for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #74000994
Name of Listing: ROUND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1971

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