Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Saugerties Light

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SAUGERTIES LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: HUDSON RIVER AT ESOPUS CREEK
Nearest City: SAUGERTIES
County: ULSTER
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1836

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1869
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1954-1990
Automated: 1954
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCK CRIB
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 46
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1869
Present Optic: SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1990
Height of Focal Plane: 42
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed: 1910
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: BELL (INACTIVE)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1869
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: ITALIANATE
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: CISTERN, BOATHOUSE

Current Use: MUSEUM/BED & BREAKFAST

Owner/Manager: SAUGERTIES LIGHTHOUSE CONSERVANCY W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #79001642
Name of Listing: SAUGERTIES LIGHTHOUSE (HUDSON RIVER LIGHTHOUSES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1977

Miscellaneous:
MODERN TOWER REMOVED 1985; OLD TOWER RELIT 1990

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 10 2002 2:00:02 pm EDT
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