Type:
Year Established:
1853
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1859
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
South Entrance To Niagara River
Latitude:
0° 0'
Longitude:
0° 0'
City / Town:
BUFFALO
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Front Range Replaced in 1890 and Moved to Become Buffalo Launch Club Light in 1946, Rear Range Dismantled When Black Rock Channel Dredged
Year Tower Established:
1853
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON PLATE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
15 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1853
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1853
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018