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NE TIP DEVIL'S ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

NE TIP DEVIL'S ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS)

Architecture and History Inventory
NE TIP DEVIL'S ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:DEVIL'S ISLAND LIGHT
Other Name:DEVIL'S ISLAND LIGHT
Contributing:
Reference Number:2488
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):NE TIP DEVIL'S ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS)
County:Ashland
City:
Township/Village:La Pointe
Unincorporated Community:
Town:53
Range:3
Direction:W
Section:10
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1891
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:lifesaving station facility/lighthouse
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Apostle Islands Lighthouses
National Register Listing Date:3/8/1977
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Apostle Island Lighthouse Thematic Group
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. TWO QUEEN ANNE STYLE KEEPER'S DWELLINGS OF 2 1/2 STORIES OF BRICK. CYLINDRICAL LIGHT TOWER OF STEEL. NUMEROUS OUTBLDGS. TOWER BUILT IN 1901. HABS WI-324. Other buildings associated: #243068, #243069, #243070, #243071, #243072, #243073 Covenant/Easement: From 7/18/1990 to 7/18/2005. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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