Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maryland--Craighill Channel Lower Range Lights

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CRAIGHILL CHANNEL LOWER RANGE LIGHTS

State: MARYLAND
Location: CHESAPEAKE BAY
Nearest City: SPARROWS POINT
County: BALTIMORE
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1873

Rear range (above) and front range (at left); NPS photos by Ralph Eshelman, 1995

First Historic Tower (FRONT RANGE):

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1964
Foundation Materials: CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: BROWN W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 25
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 22
Has tower been moved? NO

Second Historic Tower (REAR RANGE):

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: 9 GRANITE PIERS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/STEEL WOOD
Markings/Patterns: LOWER WHITE/UPPER FADED RED/GREY LANTERN
Shape: PYRAMIDAL SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 105
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL RANGE
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL RANGE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Has tower been moved? NO

Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (FRONT RANGE)

Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: NONE; INTEGRAL KEEPERS FOR REAR RANGE DISMANTLED 1930S

Current Use: ACTIVE AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: HISTORICAL PLACE PRESERVATION INC. (FRONT) / U.S. COAST GUARD (REAR)

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: LISTED, 2002-12-02
Name of Listing: CRAIGHILL CHANNEL LOWER RANGE FRONT LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MPS); CRAIGHILL CHANNEL LOWER RANGE REAR LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1981

Miscellaneous:
FRONT RANGE HAS TWO LIGHTS, ONE AT 22 FEET AND ONE AT 39 FEET AND IS 2.4 MILES SOUTH OF REAR RANGE. FRONT RANGE TRANSFERRED TO HISTORICAL PLACE PRESERVATION INC IN 2005 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tue, Dec 27 2005 1:55:02 pm EDT
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