Cold Spring Harbor

Type:
Year Established:
1890
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Cold Spring Harbor NY.jpg
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US Lighthouse Society
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LOCATION

Location:
Long Island / On Point of Shoal
Latitude:
40° 54.8'
Longitude:
73° 29.6'
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1965
Disposition:
Replaced by Skeletal Structure in 1926 on Old Foundation and Old Tower Moved Ashore to Centre Island
Year Tower Established:
1890
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
41 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE PYRAMIDAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
0

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1890
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1875: $20,000 was appropriated for the construction of the light.
  • 1889: Construction of the light was started.
  • 1890: The finished lighthouse was built on a caisson in Cold Spring Harbor and first lit.
  • 1919: An inspection of the light revealed $12,800 in damage was done to the light by ice.
  • 1929: The light was refitted with an oil vapor lamp.
  • 1965: The light was deactivated and moved to private property. A local resident saved the light from destruction by purchasing the light for $1 and moving it to her property where the light still resides.
  • 1994: The structure was restored.

 

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018