Cedar Point Light (Ohio)

For the lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay, see Cedar Point Light (Maryland).

Cedar Point Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Exterior of the lighthouse
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Location	Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
Coordinates	41.488220°N 82.693441°W / 41.488220; -82.693441
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1862
MPS	U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.	84003667[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1984

The Cedar Point Light is a restored lighthouse on the grounds of the Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The original lighthouse at the site was built in 1838, and a front range light was added to the station in 1853. A new lighthouse, the structure which stands today, was completed in 1862. This light served as a navigational aid until 1909, in which year the light tower was removed from atop the dwelling. In the ensuing years it was kept in use by the federal government as a buoy depot, a radio beacon station and a search and rescue boat station.^[2] These last duties were transferred to Marblehead Coast Guard Station in 1975, and the Cedar Point station was discontinued. Cedar Point Amusement Park acquired the structure in 1987 and spent the decade refurbishing the dwelling and reconstructing the light tower. The lighthouse opened as part of a vacation cottage development in 2001.^[3]

The Cedar Point Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "HAER Inventory: Cedar Point Light". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. May 1979. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
3. Anderson, Kraig. "Cedar Point Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

External links

• History of the station