Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Ohio Lighthouses--Lorain Light

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LORIAN LIGHT

State: OHIO
Location: WEST HARBOR BREAKWATER / LAKE ERIE
Nearest City: LORAIN
County: LORAIN
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1837

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1917
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1966
Automated: 1966
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: CONCRETE/STEEL
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED TRIM
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 51
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1918
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1965
Height of Focal Plane: 60
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1965
Type: SKELETAL

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1919
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: COMMUNITY LANDMARK

Owner/Manager: PORT OF LORAIN FOUNDATION, INC.

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78002108
Name of Listing: LORAIN LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY LIGHT ON NEW OUTER BREAKWATER WALL; UNDER RENOVATION IN 1990S

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 07 2002 1:30:02 pm EDT
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