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°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1825 |
Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
Construction | Limestone |
Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Shape | Square |
Markings | Natural w/ black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1871 |
Deactivated | 1901 |
Focal height | 70 feet (21 m) |
Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
Sodus Point Lighthouse | |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1871 |
NRHP reference No. | 76001288[1] |
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 The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower.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 21⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[2] 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 31⁄2 order Fresnel lens on display.[3][4]
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Sodus Point Light, September 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
External links
[edit] Media related to Sodus Point Light at Wikimedia Commons
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways
- Lighthouses completed in 1825
- Lighthouses completed in 1871
- Houses completed in 1871
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Lighthouse museums in New York (state)
- Museums in Wayne County, New York
- 1825 establishments in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, New York
- Buildings and structures in Wayne County, New York
- Transportation in Wayne County, New York
- Lighthouses of the Great Lakes
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