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