Alternate Name(s):
Middle Ground
Type:
Year Established:
1891
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
HAMPTON ROADS HARBOR
Latitude:
36° 56.7'
Longitude:
76° 23.5'
City / Town:
NEWPORT NEWS
U.S. State:
Virginia
Location County:
NEWPORT NEWS
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1891
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
CONICAL SPARK PLUG
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL SPARK PLUG
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
375 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1891
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017