Type:
Year Established:
1822
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Stratford Point CT 2009 Skip Sherwood.jpeg (754.92 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Skip Sherwood
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LONG ISLAND SOUND/HOUSATONIC RIVER
Latitude:
41° 9.1'
Longitude:
73° 6.2'
City / Town:
STRATFORD
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
FAIRFIELD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1881
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35 feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Red and White
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1911
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1881
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CARPENTER GOTHIC
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
RADIOBEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
190 MM
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1881
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017