Type:
Year Established:
1854
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
New Haven Long Wharf CT.jpg (298.87 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
New Haven Harbor
Latitude:
41° 17.34'
Longitude:
72° 54.56'
City / Town:
New Haven
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1859, re-established 1861
Year Tower Established:
1854 Cast iron. Skeleton iron tower erected in 1900
Tower Construction Material:
Cast iron. Skeleton iron tower
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44 feet
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1854
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Red lens-lantern light in 1900. Locomotive headlight lantern, 1901.
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018