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LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION LIGHTHOUSE INFORMATION FORM MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 NUMBER 13 PHOTOGRAPH KEY United States Coast Guard, Boston, 1, date unknown. HISTORIC NAME: Cleveland Ledge Light Station TOWN: Bourne LOCATION: 21' of water on a ledge 2 mi. offshore in Barnstable CODE: 001 COUNTY: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 10th LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Barnstable County Courthouse SKETCH MAP WAREHAN MOG NECK PLYMOUTH BARMSTABLE LIGHT- THOUSE / / CODCANN MASHNES ISLAND VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: The nomination is confined to the light and its man-made foundation. LAT./LONG.: 41 31' 57"N/70 41'40"W UTM COORDINATE: 19/358/500/4609/900_ USGS QUADRANGLE: Prov.RI., Mass., Conn. SCALE: 1:250,000 ACREAGE: Marine Site - less than one acre OWNER (S): United States Coast Guard First Coast Guard District 408 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 STATUS: Active/Unmanned RECORDED BY: N. Salzman ORGANIZATION: MHC DATE: July, 1981 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS* THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION* Cleveland Ledge Light Station, Bourne SITE DESCRIPTION: The Cleveland Ledge Light Station is located in Buzzard's Bay at the east side of the southern entrance to the channel approaching Cape Cod Canal. It sits in 21' of water on a caisson foundation on a ledge two miles from shore. Lighthouse #13 page 1 Lighthouse# 13 page 2 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION MAJOR ELEMENTS: The structure is a 1940 caisson from which rises a two story dwell ing surmounted by a tall tower and a traditional lantern. It is Art Moderne in style and is 74' tall and painted white. Cover ing 1200 square feet of floor area, the Light Station was built at a cost of $250,000. Foundation - concrete 52' high, filled with rock.
Ma in Deck - of steel surrounded by simple railing of post and 3 horizontal rails, reminescent of the bridge of a luxury liner of the 1930s. Level one - Ll is round with 8 faces; wide windows alternate with narrow windows in the lower section of the 2 story square rooms. Level two - L2 consists of a square cross super imposed on the round first Tevel. Windows at each of the four faces are directly above those at level one. Roof decks are of quadrant shape and top the level one sections between the second level rooms. Tower - The lighthouse tower rises 50' from the center of the square cross. Lamp room - Lantern - The lamp roomlevel has 4 portholes. The lantern, which is surrounded by an iron railing with a shallow balcony walkway, is a typical 19th century cast iron lantern with cast iron panels and a scuttle door in the lower level.
Diagonal astragals (as are also found at Bird Island, #4) connect to posts in the lens room. A ladder leads to the roof which supports an antenna. There is no ventilator ball or lightning rod (as the building is recent in technology). LIGHT CHAR- TERISTICS - F1w/10 sec., 6PL 1ampchanger/Lamp 3.05A/250mm plastic lens/CC8TH lamp rot optic 3 rpm 120v/1lvDC/omi-directional L2EFL 2 foghorns. 1b1/15 secs (2s blast). LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY: Construction begins; last lighthouse built in Massachusetts. 9/18/1941 - Transferred to government in partially completed condition because of war threat with temporary light installed; survived a violent storm. Fixed light, white kerosene installed. 3 AC generator converted from DC, $4000. Automated; at that time, Coast Guard personnel were removed.
Coast Guard plans to install glass block windows for security and ma intenance purposes. Lighthouse # 13 page 3 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE Ihe Cleveland Ledge Light Station possesses integrity of location, des1gn, etting, matertals, and workmanship as well as important associations with the development of aids to navigation in Massachusetts. Erected in 1940, it is a well ma inta ined example of caisson construction and the last lighthouse of traditional form to be erected in the state. Because of its late date, this light exhibits unique Art Moderne design features. The Cleveland Ledge Light Station meets criteria A and C of the National REgister of Historic Places on the state level, as well as survey criteria la, le.
Lighthouse # 13 page 4 NPS Wim 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 1 74 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 MAY 4 1987 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signaty < 50 Cover Substait:* Ravlew 1. Cleveland LEDGE Light Station Jubstantite Raview Keeper Keeper 2. Highland Light Station (Cape Cod Light) Ieioei Jogdnter 3. Gay Head Light 4. Edgartown Harbor Light Mimetec, Soe i 5. Derby Wharf Light Station ured 1s tn sational Bogls Attest fikeeper Aersdyar 6/1076, Attest uatered in the Hational loulster fxteper AloreByen slotr, Attest fReeper oster Attest Auloue yur 6lo76; fraoper AulmnaBgan datr, 6. East Chop Light 7. Eastern Point Light Station nersd 8.
Long Island Head Light matered in tse Jntonal Bogister 9. Long Point Light Station 10. Marblehead Light Matered in lle tlcmad Dagister JRteper delmBgan 6isto Attest Akeeper Albrurbagen 1/2966, Attest Htaoper AulreBzeu 6/018, Attest Rebsrsd 13 Momd Rogds Keeper Aller Pogun 92015; Attest Ieiersd 1x Hatiowel RegdewoeKeeper AbouByur 6/518, Attest -50 pa 87001462 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Cleveland Ledge Light Station (Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR) Barnstable Couhty Aubot MASSACHUSETTS A resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: L sample Lrequest Lappeal See comment shect. Working No.. 4128\82 Fed. Reg.
Date: A4 Date Due: _ 6/18/87 Action: ACCEPT - 6-15-87 -RETURN _REJECT Federal Agency: _ VS CG -NR decision Recom./Criteria AcdeptA+C Reviewer. Discipline Arcepok Date. 61287 tural Hestory see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition - excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one - unaltered altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one -original site - moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name_ UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state _local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other Maps Photographs - Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed. - Date .
Phone: GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet CLEVELAND LEDGE LIGHT STATION BOURNE, MA #13 PHOTO HIOFI Ledge Bumpad LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIO CGRUUr NUNATIANUN Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000282