North Brother Island

Year Established:
1869
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-13-28
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
East River Just North Of Harlem
Latitude:
40° 48.1'
Longitude:
73° 53.7'
City / Town:
BRONX
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. North Brother Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1953
Disposition:
Tower Removed From Dwelling and Replaced with Skeletal Light in 1953; Dwelling Collapsed
Year Tower Established:
1869
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Forth ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1869
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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