cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern incorporating keeper's quarter
Power source
solar power
Operator
private[1][2]
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
Deactivated
1953-1985
Focal height
80 ft (24 m)
Lens
Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 7.9 inches (200 mm) (current)
Characteristic
Fl W 4s.
Stamford Harbor Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area
0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built
1882 (1882)
Architect
United States Lighthouse Board
Architectural style
Conical tower on caisson
NRHP reference No.
91000348[3]
Added to NRHP
April 3, 1991
Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Chatham Rock off of Stamford, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3]
The interior of the structure has seven levels.[4] The upper balcony boasts sweeping views of the Stamford and Manhattan skylines, as well as Long Island Sound and Stamford Harbor. The lighthouse is accessed by a floating dock.
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Connecticut". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
^Connecticut Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 23 June 2016
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^Web page titled "Chatham Rock", to which a September 25, 2009 William Pitt real estate advertisement directed readers, retrieved June 23, 2009
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