Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Fort Niagara Light

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FORT NIAGARA LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: NIAGARA RIVER / S. SHORE LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: YOUNGSTOWN
County: NIAGARA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1782

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1872
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1993
Automated:
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: LIMESTONE/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 61
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1872
Height of Focal Plane: 91
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1823
Description: LAMP ON MESS HOUSE
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1897
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: QUEEN ANNE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: IRON PLATE OIL HOUSE (CA. 1900-1905)

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LICENSE TO OLD FORT NIAGARA ASSOCIATION

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84002809
Name of Listing: FORT NIAGARA LIGHT (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
PART OF OLD FORT NIAGARA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK; FIRST TWO TOWERS CONSTRUCTED ON THE FORT; THIRD (CURRENT) TOWER CONSTRUCTED SOUTH OF FORT; TOWER REPLACED BY MODERN BEACON IN ORDER TO SAVE TREES OBSTRUCTING LANTERN IN 1993

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 10 2002 4:25:02 pm EDT
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