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

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STRATFORD POINT LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: LONG ISLAND SOUND/HOUSATONIC RIVER
Nearest City: STRATFORD
County: FAIRFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1822

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1881
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1970
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BROWN BAND MIDWAY & BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1881
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1990
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1822
Description: WOOD SHINGLE
Fate/Disposition: REPLACED WITH STRONGER LIGHT

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1911
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: TYPHON WHISTLE/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1881
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CARPENTER GOTHIC
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

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 #89001476
Name of Listing: STRATFORD POINT LIGHTHOUSE (OPERATING LIGHTHOUSES IN CONNECTICUT MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1990

Miscellaneous:
LANTERN REMOVED TO ACCOMODATE DCB 224 IN 1969 AND REPLACED IN 1990

Last Modified: Wed, Aug 14 2002 11:22:02 am EDT
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