Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Vermont--Colchester Reef Light

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COLCHESTER REEF LIGHT

State: VERMONT
Location: RELOCATED TO SHELBURNE MUSEUM FROM LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Nearest City: SHELBURNE
County: CHITTENDEN
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1871

Colchester Reef Lighthouse, NPS photo by James Delgado, 1990

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1871
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated:
Foundation Materials: ORIG. GRANITE PIER
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/DARK TRIM
Shape: SQUARE ON DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: FOG BELL ON DWELLING

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1871
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: SECOND EMPIRE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: SHELBURNE MUSEUM, INC.

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY BUOY; MOVED TO MUSEUM 1952

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 11 2002 1:04:02 pm EDT
JMP

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