Type:
Year Established:
1909
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1981
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
THAMES RIVER/NEW LONDON HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 18.3'
Longitude:
72° 4.7'
City / Town:
NEW LONDON
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
NEW LONDON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1909
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER/ORIG. CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
58
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
58
Tower Shape:
SMALL CYLINDRICAL TOWER ON DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1909
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
MASONRY (INTEGRAL)
Other Structures:
CISTERNS IN BASEMENT
OPTICS
Current Optic:
190 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1910
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1987
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Fog Signal 1924 First Class Air Siren, 1939 Air-diaphragm Horn.