Type:
Year Established:
1837
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
CIMG6883.jpeg (963.7 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LONG ISLAND SOUND
Latitude:
41° 3.6'
Longitude:
73° 6.1'
City / Town:
BRIDGEPORT
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
FAIRFIELD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE ASHLAR CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
60 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL TOWER ON SQUARE DWELLING
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1877
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GOTHIC REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE (INTEGRAL)
Other Structures:
RADIOBEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
190 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1877
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017