Alternate Name(s):
Swash Channel
Type:
Year Established:
1856
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
STATEN ISLAND/LOWER NEW YORK BAY
Latitude:
40° 34.51'
Longitude:
74° 07.14'
City / Town:
STATEN ISLAND
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
RICHMOND
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1964
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
190
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON CENTER OF DWELLING
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1856
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL COTTAGE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE, GARAGE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
SIXTH ORDER, RANGE
Original Optic Type:
Range Lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017