Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Great Captain Island Light

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GREAT CAPTAIN ISLAND LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND
Nearest City: GREENWICH
County: FAIRFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1830

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1868
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1970
Automated: 1970
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: GRANITE/WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE ON NATURAL GRANITE
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 51
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1858
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 74
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1970
Type: SKELETAL
Tower Height: 40
Height of Focal Plane: 65
Current Optic: Year Installed:

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. STEAM WHISTLE, SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1868
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: LATE VICTORIAN (INT)
Construction Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING

Current Use:

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF GREENWICH (OLD TOWER)/U.S COAST GUARD (NEW TOWER)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #91000351
Name of Listing: GREAT CAPTAIN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1991

Miscellaneous:
TOWN OF GREENWICH WOULD LIKE TO RELOCATE LIGHT BACK INTO OLD TOWER (1998)

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 20 2002 3:10:02 pm EDT
JMP

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