Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Ohio Lighthouses--Ashtabula Harbor Light

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ASHTABULA HARBOR LIGHT

State: OHIO
Location: ASHTABULA HARBOR ENTRANCE / LAKE ERIE
Nearest City: ASHTABULA
County: ASHTABULA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1836

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1905
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1973
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE CRIB (1916)
Construction Materials: STEEL W/IRON PLATE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CYLINDRICAL TOWER ON SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1916
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed: 1995
Height of Focal Plane: 51
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER REMOVED IN 1995 AND PLACED IN ASHTABULA MARINE MUSEUM IN KEEPERS QUARTERS
Has tower been moved? YES 1916

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1836
Description: CRIB ON EAST PIER
Fate/Disposition: DWELLING BUILT 1872; TOWER REMOVED FROM EAST PIER AND REPLACED BY NEW TOWER ON WEST PIER IN 1876
2. Construction Date: 1876
Description:
Fate/Disposition: MOVED 471 FEET IN 1882; RANGE LIGHTS ESTABLISHED 1893

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Fog Signal Type: ORIG./SIREN, DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1896
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX (ON SHORE)
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/KEEPERS IS A MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #83001943
Name of Listing: ASHTABULA HARBOR LIGHT (U.S. COAST GUARD / GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
LIGHTHOUSE ENLARGED AND MOVED TO PRESENT LOCATION IN 1916

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 07 2002 11:08:02 am EDT
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