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Condition at this date:

Shape of tower in plan:

Form of tower:

Height from base to ventilator ball:

Height of focal plane
above mean high water:

Background of lighthouse as seen from sea:

Color of tower:

Color of tower/ how produced:

Tower connection:

Object for navigation:

Building materials:

General desc:

Wall thickness at base:

Wall thickness at parapet:

Diameter at base:

Diameter at parapet:

Kind of stairway and steps:

Number of landings:

Size of glass:

Number of windows and size of sash:

Number of doors:

Kind of foundation and depth below surface:

Character of soil surrounding the lighthouse:

Soil susceptibility:

Misc remarks:

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Brush Point Range Light Station

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Good.

Front, square base, octagonal top

Front prismatic; rear pyramidal.

Front 22 ft.

Front 18 ft.

Wooded.

white with black lantern.

Paint.

Detached. Front tower 50 ft. NW'ly of dwelling

Ranges for upper St. Marys River, lower channel.

Both wood frame construction.

Front, 6" frame wall; rear, single thickness sheathing.

Front tower square at base; octagonal at top, Front 8 ft.,

Front 8 ft.

Wood stairs with wood rail & turned stanchions.

Front, none

None in front.

None

1 outside wood panel.

Timber sills on piles.

At front tower is beach sand. At dwelling & over remainder swamp.

Marsh grass covers cleared portion of reservation, remainder thickly grown to alders, front of dwelling.

A 3 plank wide board walk on posts is built on the range line from dwelling to rear tower about 1300 feet long.

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Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

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