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Old Presque Isle Lighthouse 04/11/1973 Fo1111 10·300 UHITI!D STATI!S DEPAitTMI!NT Oil THE INTERIOR ITI>T81 (July 1969) NATIONAL PARIC SI!RVICI! NATIONAL REGISTIR OP HISTORIC PLACIS INVINTORY -NOMINATION PORM (Type all entripa - complete applicable section•) Township z 0 Oiatrict ~ Bullcllng Pulollc Acqulaltlon: Qg Occupied Yea: 0 Reatrlcted 0 Site 0 Structure 0 In Procen 0 Unoccupied Unr ..trlcte4 0 Object 0 Being Conaldered 0 Preaervation w In progreaa No Park 0 Tranaportatlon 0 Colllfllenta lnduatrial Private Roaldonce 0 Other (Spocl") Military Rellglaua Muaeum z Stebbins w STREET AND NUMBER: w 503 Michigan National Tower n Ris to CITY 0" TOWN: Lans ing an ~ l!acellent 0 Rulna 0 Une••••... CONDITION (Citeclr One) 0 Altere .. eg Uneltere4 Stte OK8CftlaK THK ~ftK8KNT AND OftleiNAI. Th~ Old Presque Isle Lighthouse is a circular tower 30 feet tall , 18 feet in diameter at the base a nd 9 feet at the top. The-walls are 3 feet thick at ground level, tapering uniformly to 20 inches at the top . Stone vas v used in constructing the bottom two-thirds o f the tower, ·1hile brick 'as used for the top. The deck was of "soap- stone," four inches thick, with leaded joints. A circular stairvay of dressed stones leads to the lantern house, \•Jhich originally was a vlrought iron octagon with copper dome~ Adjacent to tne to1-tler is the bJo-and-one-half story bri~k ~ keeper's dwelling, 34 feet by 20 feet, over a ful~~ cellar '''i th 20 inch thick stone walls laid with lime mo :t't:ar. m Two rooms, each with a large fireplace, were originally on the first floor, with sleeping chambers ventilated by a dormer window in the half story. Twelve by 3 inch joists "' on the first floor support the doubled flooring; the other carpentry work is of similar sturdiness. The building is painted "''hi te and roofed \vi th wood shingles . The light .... s tation overlooks Presque Isle Harbor and i surrounded by :iiD a mixed forest of evergreens and hardwoods. c: n .... 0 z 0 18th Century 0 20th Century ~ 19th Century AREAS 0,.. SIGINI,..ICANCE (Check One or More •• A.pproprlete) I; Abor lglnal 0 Education 0 Political 0 Urban Planning 0 Prehlatarlc 0 Engineering 0 Religion/Phi- 0 Other (Speclt,) 0 Historic 0 Industry losophy 0 Agriculture 0 Invention 0 Science 0 Architecture 0 Landscape 0 Sculpture 0 Art Architecture 0 Socia 1/Human- 0 Co111merce 0 Literature itorion 0 Com111unlcatlons 0 Military 0 Theater 0 Conservation O Music ~ T rons portotion TATEMIENT OF SiGINI,..ICANCE On July 7, 1838 Congress appropriated $5,000 for the construction of a lighthouse at Presque Isle, Lake Huron. An inspection of the location later that year by Lieutenant % James T. Romans s~wed th1t Presque Isle harbor was used 0 frequently by the coastal shipping trade and that it was '""the only "safe haven" between Detroit and Michilimackinac, a distance of 240 miles . Steamers also used the harbor to take on supplies of fuel wood. The site for the light selected by Lieutenant Romans was a slight rise of ground on the east side of the bay. This would p3rmit it to serve as both a coast light and a harbor light. % The Detroit Free Press on July 17, 1839, carried a very detailed list of specifications for the proposed w lighthouse as part of the advertisement for a contractor . w Jeremiah Moors of Detroit won the bid. Moors was a mason who later listed himself as a "builder". He was employed in the construction of the Detroit Arsenal at Dearborn in the 1830s and later served as chief overseer during the construction of Fort Wayne . Henry L. Woolsey was appointed the first keeper in September, 1840, and the light went into operation that fall. An inspection in 1843 termed the light "among the best on the lakes" but also reported that obstructions rendered it invisible to downward-bound ships. The light was of great importance , however, since ships sailing up the lake would turn westerly when assing it to head into the Straits of Mackinac. )'lli rn'Jt HQ \l 1.0 \<:,1'2. f.J\ [: ~~OR B~&LIOGRAPH!CAL RIF!R!NCIS A Trip Through the Lakes of North Ame rica . New York : J . Disturnell, 1857. p . 127. Conover, Jefferson S . Freemasonry in Michigan. Coldwater, Michigan : Conover Engraving and Printing Co ., 1897 . Vol. I , 312-14. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of Finances for 1868. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1868. p . 375 . (cont'd) CORNER LATITUDE LATITUDE LONG I TUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds NW 0 o 45 ° 20 ' 32. 83° 28 . 36' NE· 0 0 SE 0 0 sw 0 0 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY : 9 acres !LIST ALL STATES AND- COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUN TV BOUNOARI ES STATE : CODE COUNTY I CODE m / ')];. ;--~...~~; I'~ m STATE: CODE COUNTY: { / t-(~['~1\.,..~ CODE ~ .. 1 ~( .... STATE: CODE COUNTY : ·,., \,. IJ ~ - - CODE z I..-\ .~.1/\ nn.'I!A• STATE: CODE COUNTY : \-\ R..-r'1C::n ~ .< CODE -t '/_, J ::0 ·:: .·:: :;.;>.;.; \;::::::::::=:=::::::;:::::::======:===::::===:====::::-=·:·:·· ";.(/ ~ :~r:t] J~\ti~\~1:t/Jj]j~Jr~tK®~?]~~:mt ~~~;;~)~jr/~~~t~i~;~~;~~~~:J~=:=~~:==r\ c: NAME AND TITLE : ~ William Lowery, Research Historian n ORGANIZATION DATE -t Division of Michiqan Historv. n~nt- nf .:::t-~t-~ IAug. 1972 STREET AND NUMBER: 0 z CITY OR TOWN : STATE CODE Lansinq Michigan 26 ll~ O ~!ATe 4.JAJ.SON OFFI-CE R '' CERTIFtC~ttOfi ·.· .· < y ·· ·•• ? N.;(:i;JQ'!\!Ai ~~Gt$fg~ vgRtlftb);jJ(iij } As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na­ I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion National Register, in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procewres set forth by the National Park Servic e , The recommended (id~~~~ Chief, Office of Archeolo~y and H;z;Jric Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: National e9 State :J Local 0 Date _ 4__i_/ __,_// / _.::/.?.>_. ___ ATTEST: Deputy Director - Recreation Title and SLO I_;1J v ~_,.,/'-----.£2/-(__ Date Date ( Form 10-300o UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Michi an NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) (NUtllber ell entrlee) 8 .2.. Statement of Significance In 1867 Congress appropriated funds to rebuild the keeper's house, but the Lighthouse Board decided instead v to construct a new, taller light at the top of Presque Isle. This light began operation on the opening of navigation in 1871. The lamp and lamp house were removed from the old tower, v and the keeper transferred his reside·1ce to the new site. In 1897 the government sold the old lighthouse reservation to a private individual. Francis Stebbins, an Oldsmobile Automobile Company executive purchased the property in 1930. He made many renovations including the installation of a surplus lamp and lamp house in 1961. The keeper's house is now furnished with an interesting array of antiques, and the property is open in the summer months to the public. A persistent rumor claims that Jefferson Davis was responsible for the construction of the Presque Isle Lighthouse while serving as an army officer in Wisconsin. Davis resigned his commission in 1835, and there seems to be no record sho wing he had any connection with the building. Presque Isle Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses v on the Great Lakes and probably the oldest structure in that part of the state . .. ----· -------- Form 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE (Dec. 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Michigan NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY Presque Isle INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) APR (Number all entries) 9. Major Bibliographical References (cont'd) Shoves's Business Advertiser and Detroit Directory for 1852 ~ 53. Detroit : n.n., 1852, p. 180. Lag~rberg, Matt. "The Old Presque Isle Lighthouse." Michigari History 1 XXXIV (1950) ~ 245 ~ 48. Wallin, Helen M. "Presque Isle Lighthouse Memorialized." Michigan Heritage, VI (1965), 177-81. U.S., Congress, Senate. Report of the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury in Relation to the Act of July 7, 1837. S. Exec. Doc. 24, 25th Cong., 3rd Sess., 1838. pp. 116- 26. ~~~--~~--~· Statement of Approp~jatjons and Expe~di ''' ~hres f6i Public Buildings ... and other Public Works from March 4, 1789 , to June 30, 1882. s. Exec. Doc. 196, 47th Cong., 1st Sess., 1882. pp. 416-17 ~----------------------·-----------------· -------------------------- ·--------~ 'I'ECH REVIEW Photos-'--'- Haps / P-EVIE'd HISTORIAN ARCH EOLOGIST /j,/~ '? ~ ~/.f/.,?~. >.RCHITECT .. (}('_~,-: ~- tM 3/l"L/ )3 BR Al'\CH CHIEf.' ED ITORIAL ·REV IE\'/ I . KEEPER Acknowledge ti/!Oj/2- National Register write-up --J.,.j:..._____ _ Send-back Federal Register entry __b::....._ -_5_-_7__..3~-- ---------------- Re-submit ------------------ APR 11- Register no. I ' ' ! i I I I ' ! ! I' t I I I I' ! I' / fvt t ~ 5 I llJ ~ / I I I }/ 5 t STONEFORT HARBOR SCA LE 1: 10,0001 I Ill ! SOUNDI:-JGS IN FElET \\\ 1 J Areas with depths to 24 feet a re tinted blue. ~ f I !I II ,.,_·- .....,_,... 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