STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Public comments are being accepted regarding a plan by the U.S. Coast Guard to demolish an unoccupied home at the Sturgeon Bay station.
The home was originally built in 1896 as a lightkeeper’s dwelling. Since then, the building has undergone numerous interior and exterior renovations and is no longer used for housing personnel.
Its first alteration came in 1904 when an extension was added, more than doubling its original size. Later, it was converted into a carpentry shop, then back to housing for Coast Guard personnel.
Currently the building is unoccupied and deemed substandard and unlivable because it is no longer structurally sound. The home has potential health and safety hazards to would-be residents due to asbestos in the plaster and prior use of lead-based paint.
The U.S. Coast Guard has determined that the proposed demolition will not adversely affect the nearby historic structure, the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse.
The public is invited to send comments or input regarding this proposed undertaking to Wayne Kean at wayne.e.kean@uscg.mil or (216) 902-6258 by April 8.
