Dwelling

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Grand Island Rear Range Light Station

Dwelling

Light forms cupola on top of dwelling

painted white, red roof

Brick foundation walls, frame construction sided, metal slate roof. Rear addition, batten boards, shingle roof.

7 rooms, inc. cleaning room on 1st floor.

1 Keeper & family

Boathouse, log icehouse; barn, boarded & shingle roof, 12' x 22'; shed board & battened, shingle roof (condemned); shed 7' x 9' sided, shingle roof; privy 6' x 6', frame sided, shingle roof

Boathouse, red, red roof; privy, white paint; others whitewashed.

550' board walk connecting all buildings except sheds.

31,304 sq. ft. surrounding dwelling and other buildings, excepting front tower, boathouse and
icehouse.

none

About 110 acres, mostly cedar swamp; some hardwood.

None. Cleaned portion might be improved.

None.

Around buildings and eastward of same, soil sandy and high. In rear of buildings, and westward, is thick cedar swamp and wet.

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