Historic Structure Report: Raspberry Island Lighthouse (Historic Structure 08-103A), Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Quinn Evans/Architects, contractor. 2000. Historic Structure Report: Raspberry Island Lighthouse (Historic Structure 08-103A), Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Ann Arbor, Michigan
This report is a thorough survey of the Raspberry Island Lighthouse and its outbuildings, in which each structure's architectural characteristics and construction techniques are documented in order to gain insight into the construction and evolution of the entire lighthouse complex. The report is based on documentary evidence, limited physical probing and destructive testing, and architectural inspection. This information, in addition to that which has been previously researched and collected, was gathered to formulate strategies for repair and to recommend long range goals for the preservation/rehabilitation of the structure and its site. The Raspberry Island Light Station is one of six established on the Apostle Islands. Is is a reminder of the historical role of the lighthouse keeper and a distinct way of life. The light station provides an understanding of the role they once had in guiding ships through the waters of Lake Superior and around the Apostle Islands. The Raspberry Island Lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Quinn Evans/Architects, contractor
- Date of Issue
- 2000-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- APIS , MWR
- Keywords
- archeology, architecture, boathouse, Coast Guard, dock, documentation, fog signal building, Fresnel lens, keeper, keeper's residence, Lake Superior, light station, lighthouse, navigation, ownership, tower, tramway
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 006390: Raspberry Is Light Stat Lighthse and Keeper's Qtrs , CRIS-HS: 101627: Raspberry Island Light Stat Concrete Oil Cradles , CRIS-HS: 006393: Raspberry Island Light Station Barn , CRIS-HS: 101623: Raspberry Island Light Station Boat House , CRIS-HS: 101628: Raspberry Island Light Station Cistern , CRIS-HS: 006391: Raspberry Island Light Station Dock , CRIS-HS: 006392: Raspberry Island Light Station Fog Signal Building , CRIS-HS: 006395: Raspberry Island Light Station Keeper's Privy , CRIS-HS: 006375: Raspberry Island Light Station Oil Building , CRIS-HS: 006374: Raspberry Island Light Station Shed #1 , CRIS-HS: 006396: Raspberry Island Light Station Shed #2 , CRIS-HS: 101630: Raspberry Island Light Station Sidewalks , CRIS-HS: 101624: Raspberry Island Light Station Steps/Tramway