Sodus Point Light

Lighthouse
43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167TowerConstructed1825; 199 years ago (1825)FoundationNatural/emplacedConstructionLimestoneHeight45 feet (14 m)ShapeSquareMarkingsNatural w/ black lanternHeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on WikidataLightFirst lit1871Deactivated1901; 123 years ago (1901)Focal height70 feet (21 m)LensSixth order Fresnel lens
Sodus Point Lighthouse
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)Built1871NRHP reference No.76001288[1]Added to NRHPOctober 08, 1976

Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 212 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[2] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 312 order Fresnel lens on display.[3][4]

  • Sodus Point Light, September 2010
    Sodus Point Light, September 2010

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights

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Media related to Sodus Point Light at Wikimedia Commons

  • Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
  • Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways
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