Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Five Mile Point Light

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FIVE MILE POINT (OLD NEW HAVEN) LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: HARBOR ENTRANCE/LONG ISLAND SOUND
Nearest City: NEW HAVEN
County: NEW HAVEN
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1805

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1845
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1877
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BROWNSTONE
Construction Materials: BROWNSTONE/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 70
Original Optic: 12 LAMPS, 21" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1845
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1855
Height of Focal Plane: 97
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description: WOOD
Fate/Disposition: TOWER TOO SHORT

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: REMOVED/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1835
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: FARMHOUSE
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: CITY PARK

Owner/Manager: CITY OF NEW HAVEN

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #90001108
Name of Listing: FIVE MILE POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1990

Miscellaneous:
TOWER WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED TO DWELLING BY COVERED WALKWAY; LIGHT REPLACED BY SOUTHWEST LEDGE LIGHT ON BREAKWATER SOUTH OF SITE; CITY TOOK OVER 1949; REHABBED 1986

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 20 2002 2:54:02 pm EDT
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