Type:
Year Established:
1901
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
West Bank NY 2008 Mike & Carol McKinney.jpeg (283.77 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Ambrose Channel/Lower New York Bay
Latitude:
40° 32'
Longitude:
74° 2'
City / Town:
Staten Island
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
Richmond
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1901
Tower Construction Material:
Cast Iron
Tower Foundation:
Concrete/Cast Iron Caisson
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
69
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
55
Tower Shape:
Conical "Spark Plug"
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1901
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Integral
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Cast Iron
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Fourth Order
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1901
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017