Type:
Year Established:
1825
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2000
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
FAIRPORT HARBOR/LAKE ERIE
Latitude:
41° 45'25"
Longitude:
81° 16'40"
City / Town:
FAIRPORT HARBOR
U.S. State:
Ohio
Location County:
LAKE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1925
Year Tower Established:
1871
Tower Construction Material:
SANDSTONE/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER; PILING
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
102.25 FT ABVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
60 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1921
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
STEEL SHELL/BRK LINE
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1871
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FEDERAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK/STONE
Other Structures:
1904 STEEL OIL HOUSE, WOOD FRAME BARN (NOW USED AS GARAGE); ORIG.: BEACON LIGHT ON EAST PIER W/ELEVATED WALKWAY; COVERED WALKWAY REMOVED CA. 1925
OPTICS
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1871
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017