South Bass Island Light

South Bass Island Light
South Bass Island Light (USCG)
Map
LocationSouth Bass Island, Ohio in Lake Erie
Coordinates41°37′44″N 82°50′29″W / 41.6290°N 82.8415°W / 41.6290; -82.8415
Tower
Constructed1895 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationBrick
ConstructionBrick
Height60 feet (18 m)
ShapeTwo-story house with square tower at corner
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1897
Deactivated1962
Focal height22.5 m (74 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth-order Fresnel lens
Range13 nautical miles; 24 kilometres (15 mi)
Characteristicfixed red
South Bass Island Light
Built1897
ArchitectSmith, Lt. Col. Jared A.; Corps of Engineers
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSLight Stations of Ohio MPS
NRHP reference No.90000473[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Wobser, Dave. "South Bass Island Light: A lighthouse with a distinction". Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  3. ^ Reutter, Jeffrey M. (January 2016). "Stone Laboratory Report, 2006-2014" (PDF). FRANZ THEODORE STONE LABORATORY, Ohio State University.[dead link]