Sodus Point Light

Sodus Point Light

Location	Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, New York
Year first constructed	1825
Year first lit	1871
Deactivated	1901
Foundation	Natural/Emplaced
Construction	Limestone
Tower shape	Square
Markings / pattern	Natural w/ Black Lantern
Height	45 ft (14 m)
Focal height	70 ft (21 m)
Original lens	Sixth Order Fresnel lens
ARLHS number	USA-766 [1] [2]
Sodus Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off NY 14 at Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York
Coordinates	43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167Coordinates: 43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871
Governing body	U.S. Coast Guard
NRHP Reference #	76001288 [3]
Added to NRHP	October 08, 1976

Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 2.5 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.^[4] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 3¹⁄₂ order Fresnel lens on display.

Gallery

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  Sodus Point Light, September 2010

References

External links

• Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum - official site

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