Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maryland--Seven Foot Knoll Light

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SEVEN FOOT KNOLL LIGHT

State: MARYLAND
Location: RELOCATED FROM PATAPSCO RIVER / CHESAPEAKE BAY
Nearest City: BALTIMORE
County: BALTIMORE CITY
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1855

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1987
Automated: 1948
Foundation Materials: SCEW PILING
Construction Materials: WROUGHT IRON
Markings/Patterns: "BARN" RED
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: NONE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 40
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? YES 1987

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: ROUND (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: CAST IRON

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LOAN TO CITY OF BALTIMORE (LIVING CLASSROOM, INC.)

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #89001096
Name of Listing: SEVEN-FOOT KNOLL LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, MD-54

Miscellaneous:
RELOCATED FROM PATAPSCO RIVER IN OCTOBER 1987

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 6:16:02 pm EDT
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