Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Horton Point Light

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HORTON POINT LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: EASTERN LONG ISLAND - NORTH SIDE
Nearest City: SOUTHOLD
County: SUFFOLK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1857

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, September 2002

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1857
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1933-1990
Automated: 1933
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: STUCCO/BRICK/GRANITE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN/COPPER DOME
Shape: SQUARE ATTACHED TO RECTANGULAR HSE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 58
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: FA 251
Year Present Lens Installed: 1990
Height of Focal Plane: 103
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES, MODIFIED WITH ANNEX

Year Constructed: 1857
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX (ATTACHED)
Construction Materials: STUCCO/BRICK/GRANITE

Other Structures: BARN, FLAGPOLE ON FOUNDATION OF OLD SKELETAL TOWER, OIL HOUSE FOUNDATION, CISTERNS UNDER DWELLING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: SOUTHOLD PARK DISTRICT / SOUTHOLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #94001237
Name of Listing: HORTON POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1994

Miscellaneous:
OLD TOWER RESTORED IN 1990 AND FA 251 LENS PLACED IN HISTORIC TOWER

Last Modified: Thu, Dec 12 2002 2:55:02 pm EDT
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