Alternate Name(s):
Fayerweather Island
Type:
Year Established:
1809
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
JPG (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1997
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SOUTH END FAYERWEATHER ISLAND
Latitude:
41° 08.33'
Longitude:
73° 13.04'
City / Town:
BRIDGEPORT
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
FAIRFIELD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
Light list data courtesy Gary RiemenschneiderSTRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1932
Year Tower Established:
1817
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE RUBBLE/BROWNSTONE BLK
Tower Foundation:
FIELDSTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
33
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1880
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN GOTHIC
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
8 LAMPS, 14" REFLECTORS later 5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017