Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Sheffield Island Light

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SHEFFIELD ISLAND (NORWALK) LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: SHEFFIELD ISL / ENTRANCE TO NORWALK RIVER
Nearest City: NORWALK
County: FAIRFIELD
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1828

Photo courtesy Norwalk Seaport Association

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1868
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1902
Automated: N/A
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: METAL TOWER ON STONE DWELLING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER/BLACK LANTERN ON DWELLING
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 44
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 51
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

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1868
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: MID-VICTORIAN (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: LIMESTONE BLOCKS

Other Structures: WOODEN COTTAGE (1927)

Current Use: MUSEUM SURROUNDED BY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Owner/Manager: NORWALK SEAPORT ASSOCIATION

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88003222
Name of Listing: NORWALK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1987

Miscellaneous:
SOLD IN 1914; KEEPERS REHABBED 1991-1992

Last Modified: Thurs, Feb 21 2002 12:58:02 pm EDT
JMP

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