{"nrhp_refnum":"91001855","name":"Cleveland East Pierhead Light","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"E breakwater pierhead, entrance to Cleveland harbor","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.510242584000025,"lon":-81.71523341199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-12-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small iron-clad beacon on the concrete east breakwater pierhead at the entrance to Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Ohio. It was built in 1909-10 to plans by Col. W. L. Fisk and went into service in 1911.","why_significant":"With its larger twin, the West Pierhead Light, it marks the main entrance to Cleveland Harbor and has been in continuous service since 1911. It is significant under Criteria A and C for its role in Lake Erie transportation and commerce and in Great Lakes light stations, and for its design, which is virtually unaltered.","narrative":"Cleveland East Pierhead Light is a small conical iron beacon on a 60-foot-square concrete pierhead at the east breakwater, marking the entrance to Cleveland Harbor. The tower is 31 feet high overall and painted white, with a black lantern and gallery. Its design includes a south-facing steel door with a three-part entablature and pilasters. Col. W. L. Fisk of the Corps of Engineers prepared the plans, and construction ran from July 1909 to December 1910. The light replaced a wooden tower first established in 1869 and began service on March 25, 1911, alongside the larger West Pierhead Light. Both stand on breakwaters the Army Corps of Engineers built in 1904-08 to protect and enlarge the harbor. A barge collision in 1948 led to rebuilding of the pierhead deck, and the original acetylene equipment was replaced in 1959 with a battery-powered lantern. The light remains in service for navigation and was listed for its transportation role and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1909-10","architect_builder":"Col. W. L. Fisk (plans and specifications, Corps of Engineers, Tenth Lighthouse District); the builder is not known","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still an active navigation light owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard; it has been automated since 1959 and shows a flashing green light.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.285015-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/91001855.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001855/1b21063d7d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001855/1b21063d7d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleveland_East_Pierhead_Light.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleveland_East_Pierhead_Light.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984690","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33320700"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/cleveland-east-pierhead-light-91001855/"}