Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Peck Ledge Light

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PECK LEDGE LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: LONG ISLAND SOUND/NORWALK ISLANDS
Nearest City: NORWALK
County: FAIRFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1906

Photo courtesy Jeremy D'Entremont, 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1906
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1933
Foundation Materials: CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BROWN BAND ON BLACK PIER
Shape: CONICAL ON CYLINDRICAL BASE
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 54
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1906
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1988
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: REMOVED/ORIG. AIR SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1906
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: CAST IRON

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89001472
Name of Listing: PECK LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE (OPERATING LIGHTHOUSES IN CONNECTICUT MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1990

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Thurs, Feb 21 2002 12:21:02 pm EDT
JMP

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