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

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STRATFORD SHOAL (MIDDLE GROUND) LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: LONG ISLAND SOUND
Nearest City: BRIDGEPORT
County: FAIRFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1837

1970 U.S. Coast Guard photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1970
Foundation Materials: GRANITE ASHLAR CAISSON
Construction Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/WHITE LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL TOWER ON SQUARE DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1905
Present Optic: 190 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 60
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1837
Description: LIGHTSHIP NO. 15
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: AIR SIREN/ORIG. BELL/TRUMPET

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1877
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: GOTHIC REVIVAL
Construction Materials: GRANITE (INTEGRAL)

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89001477
Name of Listing: STRATFORD SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE (OPERATING LIGHTHOUSES IN CONNECTICUT MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1990

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Thurs, Feb 21 2002 4:50:02 pm EDT
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