Type:
Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Sheffield Island CT built in 1868.jpg (368.44 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SHEFFIELD ISL/ENTRANCE TO NORWALK RIVER
Latitude:
41° 02.53'
Longitude:
73° 25.11'
City / Town:
NORWALK
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
FAIRFIELD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1902
Year Tower Established:
1868
Tower Construction Material:
METAL TOWER ON STONE DWELLING
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
46 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
Keeper's Quarters Style:
MID-VICTORIAN (INTEGRAL)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
LIMESTONE BLOCKS
Other Structures:
WOODEN COTTAGE (1927)
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017