Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light

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BUFFALO HARBOR SOUTH ENTRANCE LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: STONY POINT
Nearest City: BUFFALO
County: ERIE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1903

NPS photo by Karmen Bisher, 2005

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1903
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1993
Automated: 1935
Foundation Materials: TIMBER CRIB / CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE & BROWN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 43.5
Original Optic: FOURTH-ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1903
Present Optic: N/A
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition: NOW IN 1833 BUFFALO (MAIN) LIGHT
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES, 1993

Type: POLE, ADJACENT TO ORIG. TOWER

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1903
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Architectural Style: UTILITARIAN
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO

Other Structures: ENCLOSED PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN TOWER AND FOG SIGNAL BUILDING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

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

Miscellaneous:
THE FRESNEL LENS WAS FIRST REPLACED BY A 300 MM OPTIC ATTACHED TO THE TOWER GALLERY RAILING; THIS LIGHT WAS REPLACED BY A POLE LIGHT, ADJACENT TO THE TOWER, IN 1993.

Last Modified: Thu, June 9 2005 4:27:02 pm EDT
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