This lighthouse is located at Fairport Harbor, OH - Lake Erie, not far from the entrance of the Grand River to Lake Erie. This is the second lighthouse and keepers dwelling to be built at this location. The original tower and dwelling were built in 1825, but due to deterioration and movement of the foundation they were replaced in 1871. The present tower was built of Bera sandstone. The lantern room housed a third order Fresnel lens. The two structures served the Great Lakes shipping lane for over 100 years, but in 1925 the lighthouse was decommissioned.
At the time of my visit in 2001, the Keepers dwelling had been converted into a museum. This museum is the first Great Lakes lighthouse museum in Ohio, and first in the U.S. The museum was established in 1945 by the Fairport Harbor Historical Society.
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