Cleveland West Pierhead Light

Cleveland West Pierhead Light
Tower


Location	Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, US
Coordinates	41°30′32″N 81°43′04″W / 41.50895°N 81.71769°W / 41.50895; -81.71769
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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

^ "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

"Historic American Engineering Record for Cleveland West Pierhead Light" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.

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