Fairport Harbor West Breakwater

Year Established:
1925
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
GRAND RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE ERIE
Latitude:
41° 46.1'
Longitude:
81° 16.9'
City / Town:
FAIRPORT HARBOR
U.S. State:
Ohio
Location County:
LAKE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Fairport Harbor West Breakwater
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1925
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK IN STEEL FRAME
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIERHEAD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
56
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1921
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ATTACHED TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK IN STEEL FRAME
Other Structures:
RADIOBEACON

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017