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The Toledo Light is 85 feet (26 m) high, has a 3 story dwelling and is brick with a steel frame. Described as Romanesque , it is a unique lighthouse style of the Great Lakes . The original cost was $152,000. The light was first illuminated on May 23 , 1904 by a 3.5 order Fresnel Lens that featured a 180-degree bulls eye, two smaller 60-degree bulls eyes and a ruby red half cylinder glass made in Paris by Barbier and Bernard. In 1965, the light was automated by the U.S. Coast Guard and powered by Solar Cell s. To deter Vandalism , a uniformed Mannequin officer was placed in the window and the boat basin removed. The Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Society was formed in 2003 as a nonprofit organization to document the history of the lighthouse, preserve the lighthouse and to provide public access. EXTERNAL LINKS
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