Cleveland West Pierhead Light
Appearance
Location | Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, US |
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Coordinates | 41°30′32″N 81°43′04″W / 41.50895°N 81.71769°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1884 |
Construction | cast iron |
Height | 50 ft (15 m), 20 m (66 ft) |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1911 |
Focal height | 63 ft (19 m), 19 m (62 ft) |
Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6s, Fl WR 6s |
Cleveland West Pierhead Light | |
NRHP reference No. | 83001950 |
Cleveland West Pierhead Light, sometimes called Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
In 2023, the United States General Services Administration announced that the lighthouse would be sold by auction.[3][4][5] The lighthouse was sold in September 2023.[6]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse". TheClio.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse for sale with $25,000 starting bid". WOIO. 7 June 2023.
- ^ "The U.S. Is auctioning off Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light". spectrumnews1.com.
- ^ Scheve, Annasofia (2023-08-08). "112-year-old Ohio lighthouse up for auction, bids reach $156K in first week". Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Cross, Ian (2023-09-12). "Cleveland Harbor lighthouse won at auction by 2 Cleveland magnates who intend to preserve historic building". WEWS-TV. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Ohio". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
External links
[edit]- "Historic American Engineering Record for Cleveland West Pierhead Light" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.
Cuyahoga County