Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Great Beds Lights

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GREAT BEDS LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: RARITAN RIVER
Nearest City: TOTTENVILLE, NY
County: MIDDLESEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1880

NPS photo by Jennifer Perunko, September 2003.

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1880
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1945
Foundation Materials: CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON / BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER AND LANTERN ON BLACK PIER
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 47 FT
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1880
Present Optic: RED 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 61 FT
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE / ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1880
Number of Stories: 5 (5TH IS THE WATCHROOM)
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: CAST IRON / BRICK

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: NONE

Miscellaneous:
DURING THE 1940S THE LENS SAT ON A PLATFORM ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE LANTERN ROOF.

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 1 2005 3:35:02 pm EDT
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