Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Ohio Lighthouses--Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light

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GRAND RIVER (FAIRPORT HARBOR) LIGHT

State: OHIO
Location: FAIRPORT HARBOR /
LAKE ERIE
Nearest City: FAIRPORT HARBOR
County: LAKE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1825

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1871
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1925
Automated: N/A
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER; PILING
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL BEREA SANDSTONE
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 69
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1871
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1871
Height of Focal Plane: 102
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS IN TOWER

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1825
Description: RED BRICK
Fate/Disposition: REPLACED BY TEMPORARY TOWER 1869 AND DEMOLISHED

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (INCORPORATED IN WEST BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1871
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: FEDERAL
Construction Materials: 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

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: VILLAGE OF FAIRPORT HARBOR / FAIRPORT HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #71000642
Name of Listing: FAIRPORT MARINE MUSEUM
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1971

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY WEST PIERHEAD LIGHT BUILT IN BUFFALO IN 1921 AND TRANSPORTED BY STEAMER WOTAN; MUSEUM CREATED 1945

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 07 2002 11:59:02 am EDT
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