Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Lynde Point Light

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LYNDE POINT (SAYBROOK) LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: CONNECTICUT RIVER / LONG ISLAND SOUND
Nearest City: OLD SAYBROOK
County: MIDDLESEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1803

1998 photo by Robert J. Beyus

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1839
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1975
Foundation Materials: GRANITE PIER
Construction Materials: BROWNSTONE BLOCKS
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED & GREY LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 65
Original Optic: 10 LAMPS, 9" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1890
Height of Focal Plane: 71
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: BELL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: BELL (INACTIVE)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1966
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: MASONRY

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89001469
Name of Listing: LYNDE POINT LIGHTHOUSE (OPERATING LIGHTHOUSES IN CONNECTICUT MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1990

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 20 2002 3:53:02 pm EDT
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