Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Thirty Mile Point Light (Old)

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THIRTY MILE POINT LIGHT (OLD)

State: NEW YORK
Location: LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: BARKER
County: NIAGARA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1876

Photo by Tom Harris courtesy Golden Hill State Park

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1876
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1959-1998
Automated: 1959
Foundation Materials: LIMESTONE BLOCK
Construction Materials: LIMESTONE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/WHITE, BLACK & RED LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 61
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1875
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed: 1998
Height of Focal Plane: 71
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES (TO BE REMOVED FALL 1998)

Year Tower Constructed: 1959
Type: SKELETAL
Tower Height: 62
Height of Focal Plane: 86

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1935
Construction Materials: YELLOW BRICK
Architectural Style: MODERN
Fog Signal Type: REMOVED

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1875
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ATTACHED
Construction Materials: LIMESTONE

Other Structures: BARN, 2 OIL HOUSES, PUMP HOUSE, PRIVY, WORKSHOP SHED, CEMENT DOCK

Current Use: STATE PARK / PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW YORK / NIAGARA FRONTIER REGION

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84003922
Name of Listing: THIRTY MILE POINT LIGHT (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1984

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, NY-6154

Miscellaneous:
OLD TOWER UNDER RESTORATION, LOOKING FOR THIRD ORDER LENS FOR DISPLAY IN LIGHTHOUSE

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 12 2002 10:54:02 am EDT
JMP

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