North Brother Island Light

North Brother Island Light

North Brother Island Light
Location North Brother Island, East River, New York Harbor
Coordinates 40°47′57.3″N 73°53′58.5″W / 40.799250°N 73.899583°WCoordinates: 40°47′57.3″N 73°53′58.5″W / 40.799250°N 73.899583°W
Year first constructed 1869
Deactivated 1953
Construction Wood tower
Tower shape Octagonal Tower
ARLHS number USA-551 [1]

North Brother Island Light was a lighthouse located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York City.[2] The lighthouse was at the southern tip of the island.

Notes

  1. ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. Smithsonian lighthouse postcards. Archives Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Collection #1055 (subset), with nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.