Sodus Point Light
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Location | Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°WCoordinates: 43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W |
Year first constructed | 1825 |
Year first lit | 1871 |
Deactivated | 1901 |
Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
Construction | Limestone |
Tower shape | Square |
Markings / pattern | Natural w/ black lantern |
Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Focal height | 70 feet (21 m) |
Original lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
ARLHS number | |
Sodus Point Lighthouse | |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1871 |
NRHP Reference # | [3] |
Added to NRHP | October 08, 1976 |
Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 2 1⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[4] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 3 1⁄2 order Fresnel lens on display.
Gallery
- Sodus Point Light, September 2010
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
External links
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum - official site