Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Huntington Harbor Light

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HUNTINGTON HARBOR LIGHT (FORMERLY LLOYD HARBOR)

State: NEW YORK
Location: HUNTINGTON BAY
Nearest City: HUNTINGTON VILLAGE
County: SUFFOLK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1857

1998 photo courtesy Save Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, Inc.

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1912
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1949
Foundation Materials: CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE CRIB
Construction Materials: CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: SQUARE "CASTLE" (BEAUX ART)
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 42
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1912
Present Optic: 300MM OPTIC
Year Present Lens Installed: 1967
Height of Focal Plane: 41
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

Construction Date: 1857
Description: COMBINED KEEPERS AND TOWER, 11-ROOM, 2-STORY WHITE WOOD FRAME HOUSE
Fate/Disposition: HOUSE SERVED AS KEEPERS RESIDENCE UNTIL 1925, DESTROYED BY FIRE 1947

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1912
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: VENETIAN RENNAISSANCE
Construction Materials: CAST CONCRETE

Other Structures: CISTERN IN BASEMENT, OIL HOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/PLANS FOR MARITIME MUSEUM IN KEEPERS QUARTERS

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO SAVE HUNTINGTON LIGHTHOUSE, INC.

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

Web Site: WWW.HUNTINGTONLIGHTHOUSE.ORG

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89000501
Name of Listing: LLOYD HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1988

Miscellaneous:
UNDER RESTORATION

Last Modified: Fri, Nov 5 2004 2:05:02 pm EDT
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