Sodus Point Light
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| Location | Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York |
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| Constructed | 1825 |
| Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | Natural w/ black lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1871 |
| Deactivated | 1901 |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
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Sodus Point Lighthouse | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 08, 1976 |
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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 The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower.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 21⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
Gallery
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Sodus Point Light, September 2010
References
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- ^ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
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- ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
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External links
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- Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways
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- Lighthouses completed in 1825
- Lighthouses completed in 1871
- Houses completed in 1871
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Lighthouse museums in New York (state)
- Museums in Wayne County, New York
- 1825 establishments in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, New York
- Transportation in Wayne County, New York
- Lighthouses of Lake Ontario
- 1871 establishments in New York (state)
- New York (state) building and structure stubs
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Finger Lakes, New York Registered Historic Place stubs