Rondout Light
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| Location | Hudson River at Rondout Creek, Kingston, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′15″N 73°57′45″W / 41.92083°N 73.96250°WCoordinates: 41°55′15″N 73°57′45″W / 41.92083°N 73.96250°W |
| Year first constructed | 1838 |
| Year first lit | 1915 (current tower) |
| Automated | 1954 |
| Foundation | Concrete pier with wood piles |
| Construction | Brick |
| Tower shape | Square tower with attached house |
| Markings / pattern | Yellow brick with black lantern |
| Height | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Original lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White, 6 secs |
| Fog signal | Horn (removed) |
| Admiralty number | J1139 |
| ARLHS number | USA-702 |
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Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Governing body | U.S. Coast Guard |
| MPS | Hudson River Lighthouses TR |
| NRHP Reference # |
79001640 [4] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson River at Kingston, New York.
Nomenclature
- The official name in the Coast Guard Light List is Rondout Creek Leading Light.[1]
- The National Register name, Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse comes from its location in a series of day beacons and lights in Rondout Creek. Number 2 is the first on the right hand side.[1]
- The USCG history site calls it Rondout Creek (Kingston) Light.[2]
History
The first lighthouse at the entrance to the Rondout Creek was a wooden one built in 1837. It was replaced by a second lighthouse, made of sturdier bluestone, in 1867. The bluestone lighthouse was abandoned after 1915 and torn down in the 1950s. Only its circular stone foundation remains today.[5]
The current lighthouse was built in 1915, replacing the earlier 1867 lighthouse. In 1954 the light was automated and the building closed.[5] The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act provides for the Coast Guard to declare some lighthouses surplus, and for their ownership to be transferred to historical, non-profit or local government entities following an application process and review. Nine lighthouses were identified in the fall of 2001 as part of a pilot program to transfer such lighthouses. Rondout Light was one of those nine.[6] Rondout Light was transferred from the Coast Guard to the City of Kingston in 2002.[7] It is currently managed by the non-profit Hudson River Maritime Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 318.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-24). "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rondout Lighthouse", Hudson River Maritime Museum
- ↑ NHLPA 2001 Transfer Pilot Program
- ↑ Hudson Lights
- ↑ Elise Marie Barry (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-03-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
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