Type:
Year Established:
1828
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° 30.28'
Longitude:
74° 12.50'
City / Town:
STATEN ISLAND
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
RICHMOND
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1922
Year Tower Established:
1828
Tower Construction Material:
BROWNSTONE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
103.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1868
Keeper's Quarters Style:
MODIFIED GOTHIC
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BROWNSTONE
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, BUG LIGHT (OWNED BY USCG)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
LANTERN REPLACED BY STATUE
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later FORTH FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017