Cultural Landscape Report, Historic Structures Report, and Environmental Assessment, Volume III: Outer Island CLR/HSR, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Light Stations of Michigan Island, Outer Island, Devils Island, Long Island and Sand Island
Anderson Hallas Architects, PC. 2011. Cultural Landscape Report, Historic Structures Report, and Environmental Assessment, Volume III: Outer Island CLR/HSR, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Light Stations of Michigan Island, Outer Island, Devils Island, Long Island and Sand Island. Combined Historic Structure Report and Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Golden, Colorado
This Cultural Landscape Report and Historic Structure Report (CLR and HSR) were conducted concurrently and are presented as one document to assure coordination of the work. The intent of the combined CLR/HSR is to guide treatment and use of the aboveground cultural resources associated with five light stations on Michigan, Outer, Devils, Long, and Sand Islands. Documentation of historic significance and evaluation of integrity of the cultural landscapes provides the framework upon which treatment recommendations are based. The CLR/HSR is needed to research and record the history and existing condition of the historic light stations (landscapes and structures) on five islands in the park. The document provides guidance for future treatment and use of the landscapes and structures. For ease of use by park staff, separate volumes were created. Volume III contains the Light Station History, Cultural Landscape Report, and Historic Structure Report for the Outer Island Light Station. Supplemental information applicable to all light stations is presented in Volume I. Outer Island is the furthest northeast of the light stations in the Apostle Islands, signaling either the beginning or the terminus of the outer shipping route to passing ships on Lake Superior. In 1874, it housed the first fog signal of its kind in the Apostle Islands. The period of significance is 1874 to 1961, beginning with the initial development of the light station and continuing until automation of the Outer Island Tower. The light station is on a bluff above the water and is surrounded by maturing second-growth and old-growth northern hardwood forest.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Anderson Hallas Architects, PC
- Date of Issue
- 2011-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- APIS , MWR
- Keywords
- boathouse, fog signal building, Fresnel lens, Italianate, keepers quarters, Lake Superior, light station, lighthouse, Lighthouse Board, lighthouse keeper, navigation, orchard, privy, rehabilitation, technology, tram, tramway, United States Coast Guard, Wisconsin