Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Horse Island (Sacketts Harbor) Light

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HORSE ISLAND (SACKETTS HARBOR) LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: SACKETTS HARBOR
County: JEFFERSON
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1831

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1870
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1957
Automated: 1957
Foundation Materials: LIMESTONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1957
Type: STEEL SKELETAL

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed: 1870
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: QUEEN ANNE/ITALIANATE
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BARN, PRIVY, OIL HOUSE

Current Use: PRIVATELY OWNED

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (NEW TOWER) / PRIVATE OWNER (OLD TOWER)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

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

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY NEARBY SKELETAL TOWER IN 1957; ISLAND USED AS STAGING AREA FOR BRITISH ATTACK IN WAR OF 1812

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 10 2002 11:16:02 am EDT
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