Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--New London Ledge Light

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NEW LONDON LEDGE LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: THAMES RIVER/NEW LONDON HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: NEW LONDON
County: NEW LONDON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1909

1996 photo by Robert J. Beyus

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1909
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1987
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER/ORIG. CRIB
Construction Materials: GRANITE/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED WITH WHITE TRIM
Shape: SMALL CYLINDRICAL TOWER ON DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 58
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1910
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1984
Height of Focal Plane: 58
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: AIR-DIAPHRAGM HORN/AIR SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1909
Number of Stories: 3
Architectural Style: FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE
Construction Materials: MASONRY (INTEGRAL)

Other Structures: CISTERNS IN BASEMENT

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO NEW LONDON LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION, INC.

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #89001471
Name of Listing: NEW LONDON LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE (OPERATING LIGHTHOUSES IN CONNECTICUT MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
PLANS FOR USE OF LIGHTHOUSE AS TOURISM ATTRACTION, EDUCATION FACILITY, GUEST HOUSE, AND MUSEUM

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 20 2002 4:28:02 pm EDT
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