Decorative drawing: a harbour light on a stone pier. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Cleveland East Pierhead Light

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,399 words across 11 pages, filed in 1991. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 91001855, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 National Park Service 1. : : 2 1991 (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name other names/site number 2. Location street & number east breakwater pierhead, entrance te city, town code OH code 18 zip code N/A 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property Jpublic-Federal * structure Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this Signature of certifying official State or Federal agency and bureau - See continuation sheet. 5. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: Aentered in the National Register. determined eligible for the National Register.
See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) - Date of Action Noncontributing site object district public-State private Registration Form public-local 8-19-91 REGISTER Cleveland Total 1855 NATIONAL building(s) state National Register of Historic Places National Register. United States Department of the Interior county Cuyahoga Cleveland East Pierhead Light (Rev. 8-86) Lyicinity 1/not for publication Name of related multiple property listing: light stations of and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets Date Cleveland Harbor - 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) TRANSPORTATION: water-related 7.
Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) foundation concrete other: light station Describe present and historic physical appearance. lake level, forms the foundation for the small iron-clad beacon, which is reached by boat from a flight of concrete steps on the west side of the spiral ladder with hand rail leads to a trap door, above which are the a gallery, 12 feet, 8 inches in diameter, surrounding the lantern. lantern roof, of cast iron lined with zinc, is a cast-iron ventilator ball Following collision damage in May 1948, when it was struck by a barge, the newel were removed; the reconstructed deck now partially conceals the iron The walls white.
See continuation sheet Colonial Revival Cleveland East Pierhead Light currently shows an isophase(equal interval) The Cleveland East Pierhead and operated by the U.S.Coast Guard, is located on the east pierhead marking the entrance to Cleveland The concrete pierhead, 60 feet square and rising 8 feet above mean secured by anchor bolts, is 24 feet, 10-3/4 inches high (measured from the The tower has four identical entrance, facing south, features a three-part entablature, engaged The circular lantern, 7 feet, 8 inches in diameter, gallery has a pipe railing and is supported by brackets. Atop the conical gallery are painted black. tower's decagonal base. "E" type lantern with green lens and 4-unit lampchanger. The original Fresnel lens has been removed. flashing green light visible for 8 miles. pilasters, and a battened, double door of steel.
The tower is painted with platinum lightning-conductor spindle. Both the lantern and the roof 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Col. W. I. Fisk Together with its larger twin, the Cleveland West Pierhead Light "pressing need" to repair the Cleveland West Pierhead Light, a circular of the new breakwaters, on May 27, 1908, appropriated $45,000 for construction of two lights marking the new entrance to an expanded harbor.
wooden tower clad with corrugated iron first established in 1869 and by whom, unfortunately, is not known--under a single contract in 1909-10 LX See continuation sheet Transportation 1909-10 Architecture Significant Person This property meets the requirements for registration set forth in the Architect/Builder Pierhead Light was tended by keepers stationed in the West Pierhead Light (previously listed in the National Register),the Cleveland East Pierhead By 19o0,Cleveland was one of the busiest and most important harbors on the The Board authorized stopgap repairsin construction play a vital role in the safe navigation of Cleveland Harbor. (the principal harbor both were automated in 1959. rebuilt in 1875.Both the East and West Pierhead Light towers were built-- earlier stone tower on the bluff at Water (later renamed West
Olocally Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) Great Lakes, with heavy traffic in iron ore, stone, and lumber. from plans and specifications prepared by Col. W. L. Fisk, Corps of Engineers, Tenth Lighthouse District, Buffalo, New York. The contract included raising the foundation pierheads 14 feet above mean lake level. on arrowhead breakwaters built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1904- wooden tower clad with corrugated iron and shingles that had replaced an breakwater tower showing a Fresnel fourth-order oil-vapor flashing light, both light towers, excluding lenses, was $43,028. The Cleveland East Light marks the main entrance to Cleveland Harbor.Both structures stand In 1903, 9,1910.Both lights were placed in commission on March 25,1911,the west Work on both light towers began on July 6,1909,and was completed December 9.

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References Cleveland, Ohio. Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A _preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested State historic preservation office _previously listed in the National Register ]Other State agency previously determined eligible by the National Register X Federal agency designated a National Historic Landmark , Local government Jrecorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Jrecorded by Historic American Engineering Specify repository: Record Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. 10. Geographical Data UTM References Verbal Boundary Description 60 feet square, at the main entrance to Cleveland Harbor. The boundary includes the light station and its foundation. 11.
Form Prepared By date 5/15/91 street & number 17903 Rosecliff Road city or town _state Chio _ zip code 44119 University Easting Other Northing Boundary Justification organization Ohio Historic Preservation Office See continuation sheet telephone_216/692-0747 Cleveland East Pierhead rests on the east breakwater and Its Predecessors, 1789-1939. name/title Carol ?oh Miller/Historical Consultant - under contract with Zone NPS Form 10-000d CMB Approvai No.
10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Cleveland West Pierhead Light, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Section number - Cleveland East Pierhead Light is significant under Criteria A and C for its association with the associated historic contexts of "Transportation and 1) Cleveland East Pierhead Light 2) Cleveland, Ohio 4) October 1990 5) Ohio Historic Preservation Office [NOTE: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS THE SAME FOR PHOTOS #2 & 3] ) Cleveland East Pierhead Light (foreground), on the concrete pierhead c 7) #1 of 3 6) South (facade) elevation, looking north 7) #2 of 3 6) Circular sash and gallery detail. 7) #3 of 3 Page National Register of Historic Places 1819-1939." Continuation Sheet multiple property documentation form "Light Stations of Ohio."The (8-86) Cleveland West Pierhead Light, the main harbor light and fog signal station, is at right.
PHOTOGRAPHS-CLEVELAND EAST PIERHEAD LIGHT Commerce on Lake "Light Stationson the Great PROPOSED IRON BEACON FOR PIERHEAD oF EAST-BREAKWATER AT MAIN ENTRANCETO CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO. PLATE 3. Cleveland East Pierhead Light, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH PLAN OF GALLERY & LANTERN SECTIONAL ELEVATION PLAN OF SECONO FLOOR PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR ELEVATION FLOOR.ONC.C.
ONA.A ERONT ELEVATION NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Cleveland East Pierhead light NAME : DATE OF 45TH DAY: NOMINATOR: STATE REQUEST: N SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: 12/27/91 11/12/91 DATE 11/26/91 PROPERTY 12/12/91 DISCIPLINE REVIEWER RETURN RECOM./CRITERIA NATIONAL: SAMPLE: OTHER: PDIL: PERIOD: APPEAL: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF PENDING LIST: untered in the DATE OF 16TH DAY: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N MULTIPLE ACCEPT DATA PROBLEM:N Light Stations of Ohio MPS _resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION _historic _current _descriptive text _summary paragraph _completeness _clarity _applicable criteria _relationship of integrity to significance _justification of exception GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage _verbal boundary description _boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION -presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to FUNCTION Period DESCRIPTION materials Builder/Architect other BIBLIOGRAPHY CLASSIFICATION SIGNIFICANCE Date Signed Phone _architectural classification _context _count OTHER COMMENTS _sketch maps Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates _photographs Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) USGS maps UTMS _justification of areas checked LEVELAND EHST PIERHEAD LIEHT OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COMMERCIAL SURVEY CO CLEVELAND NORTH QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION N4130w8137.5/7.5