Location | South Bass Island in Lake Erie |
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Coordinates | 41°37′44″N 82°50′29″W / 41.6290°N 82.8415°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1895 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | Brick |
Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
Shape | Two-story house with square tower at corner |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1897 |
Deactivated | 1962 |
Focal height | 22.5 m (74 ft) |
Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 13 nautical miles; 24 kilometres (15 mi) |
Characteristic | fixed red |
South Bass Island Light | |
Built | 1897 |
Architect | Smith, Lt. Col. Jared A.; Corps of Engineers |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | Light Stations of Ohio MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90000473[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 05, 1990 |
South Bass Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern end of its eponymous island in Lake Erie. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990[1] and is thought to be the only lighthouse in the United States owned by a university - Ohio State.[2][3]