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

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MARBLEHEAD LIGHT (FORMERLY SANDUSKY BAY LIGHT)

State: OHIO
Location: SANDUSKY BAY ENTRANCE / LAKE ERIE
Nearest City: MARBLEHEAD
County: OTTAWA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1821

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1821
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1958
Foundation Materials: LIMESTONE
Construction Materials: NATIVE LIMESTONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED TRIM
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 65
Original Optic: 13 LAMPS & REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: PLASTIC BEACON
Year Present Lens Installed: 1969
Height of Focal Plane: 67
Fresnel Lens Disposition: THIRD ORDER LENS AT MARBLEHEAD COAST GUARD STATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1880
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: WHITE BARN, OUTHOUSE ON ADJACENT PROPERTY

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/HISTORIC SITE

Owner/Manager: OHIO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #69000148
Name of Listing: MARBLEHEAD LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS ORIGINAL 1823
1-STORY FIELDSTONE KEEPERS LOCATED 3 MILES FROM THIS LIGHT; 15-FOOT ADDITION ADDED 1897

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 07 2002 3:20:02 pm EDT
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