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Managing Organization:
Private owner
Notes:
Earlier privately operated lights at the site may have dated back to 1830. This lighthouse, very close to the Canadian border, was replaced by a light on a skeleton tower in 1931. The Coast Guard worked with the private owners, and the light was returned to the lighthouse. A relighting ceremony was held on August 7, 2002. Tower Height: 40 Height of Focal Plane: 52 Description of Tower: Unpainted conical granite tower.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1858 granite keeper's house. Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Date Deactivated: 1931-2002 Optics: 1858: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigatiuon, private residence. Open To Public? No. Directions:
The light station is not accessible to the public. It can be viewed from Route 9B in New York in the Rouses Point area.
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