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C3F grant supports exterior renovation of Whiskey Point Light Tower, 2012

Also C3F grant to renovate Whiskey Point Light Tower 2012

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TypeEvent
Date2012-02
WithinWhiskey Point
ErasModern era
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Summary

The February 2012 Beacon reports a $4,269 C3F grant for exterior renovation of Whiskey Point Light Tower. The article estimates exterior restoration at about $70,000 and the full Keeper’s Dwelling project at about $200,000.

Evidence limits

The newspaper report does not establish the project’s later completion date or the final cost.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2012, "C3F Grant to Help Renovate Whiskey Point Light Tower."
    Reports a $4,269 C3F grant for a new door and windows, ventilation and cement work, and scraping, repairing, priming, and refinishing wooden and cast-iron exterior elements, with about 2,600 bricks and mortar also requiring work. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held February issue scan confirms the grant amount and restoration scope.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “C3F grant supports exterior renovation of Whiskey Point Light Tower, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whiskey-point-light-grant-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2012, "C3F Grant to Help Renovate Whiskey Point Light Tower." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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