Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Stonington Harbor Light

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STONINGTON HARBOR LIGHT

State: CONNECTICUT
Location: EAST SIDE OF HARBOR
Nearest City: STONINGTON
County: NEW LONDON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1823

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1840
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1889
Automated:
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: GRANITE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 62
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL SIXTH ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY IN MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? YES, 1840

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1840
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: ATTACHED
Construction Materials: GRANITE

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: STONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #76002000
Name of Listing: STONINGTON HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

Miscellaneous:
FIRST ERECTED AT WINDMILL POINT, TOWER WAS MOVED TO EAST SIDE OF HARBOR IN 1840; REPLACED BY STONINGTON WEST BREAKWATER LIGHT IN 1889; BREAKWATER LIGHT DESTROYED IN 1938 HURRICANE; OLD TOWER HAS BEEN A MUSEUM SINCE 1925

Last Modified: Thurs, Feb 21 2002 1:41:02 pm EDT
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