Managing Organization: Private owner
Notes: This lighthouse was replaced by a light on a skeleton tower in 1933. The private owners worked with the Coast Guard to return the light to the lighthouse, and on October 5, 2002, the lighthouse was relit with a crowd of 300 looking on. Tower Height: 25 Height of Focal Plane: 46 Description of Tower: Conical cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Other Buildings? 1880 keeper's house, oil house. Earlier Towers? 1829: Privately operated lantern; 1857: stone pyramid with lantern. Date Established: 1829 Date Present Tower Built: 1881 Date Deactivated: 1933-2001 Optics: 1881: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Fog Signal: Bell Current Use: Active aid to navigation, private residence. Open To Public? No. Directions: The station is not accessible to the public. It can be viewed from the shore in Chazy, New York, or by boat.
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