Several lighthouses designed by George Meade, both new towers and improvements to existing towers, used a distinctive style of iron lantern presumably of Meade's own design. These lanterns three rows of triangular panes, a foot ledge around lower astragal ring, and a hand rail around upper astragal ring. The roof is angled rather than curved, there is a hand rail around the roof near the edge, and the cupola/vent is cylindrical instead of the much more common ball vent.
Lighthouse |
State |
Designer |
Lighthouse Constructed |
Lantern Installed |
Lantern Manufacturer |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Key II | FL | George G. Meade | 1852-1853 | 1853 | Merrick & Towne | extant | not the lantern originally designed for that lighthouse, but the first installed there |
| Cape Florida II | FL | George G. Meade | 1846 | 1855 | Merrick & Son | extant | new lantern for extended tower current lantern is a modern steel replica historic iron lantern is an outdoor display |
| Cape Henlopen | FL | George G. Meade | 1767 | 1856 | Merrick & Son? | destroyed | new lantern |
| Sombrero Key | FL | George G. Meade | 1855-1858 | 1858 | Merrick & Son | extant | original lantern |
| Jupiter Inlet | FL | George G. Meade | 1859-1860 | April 1860 | Merrick & Son | active | original lantern |
Sources:
"Lanterns For Lighthouses" Philadelphia Public Ledger, 10 Oct 1855