Lazaretto Point

Year Established:
1831
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
North Side Baltimore Harbor
Latitude:
39° 15.46'
Longitude:
76° 34.18'
City / Town:
BALTIMORE
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Lazaretto Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1926
Disposition:
Demolished 1926; Replaced by Replica
Year Tower Established:
1831
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
35 feet from water
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1831
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
Wood Bell Tower
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1831
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood Frame

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

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Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018