Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Eatons Neck Light

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EATONS NECK LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: EAST SIDE OF HUNTINGTON BAY ENTRANCE
Nearest City: HUNTINGTON
County: SUFFOLK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1799

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1799
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1968
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: FIELDSTONE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 73
Original Optic: 12 LAMPS, 13" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1838
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1858
Height of Focal Plane: 144
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building?

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL, SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: LIFESAVING STATION

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73001273
Name of Listing: EATONS NECK LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
EARLY TOWER WITH UNIQUE COURSES OF BRICK WORK; BUILT BY JOHN MCCOMB, JR.; ALTERED IN 1858 TO ACCOMODATE FRESNEL LENS AND RENOVATED W/BRICK LINING IN 1868

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 10 2002 10:19:02 am EDT
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