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Managing Organization:
Greenwich Parks and Recreation Department
Telephone: 203-622-7814
Contact Address Information:
Greenwich Town Hall
101 Field Point Road
Greenwich
Connecticut, 06830, United States
Notes:
In 1998 the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce started a campaign to relight Great Captain Island Light. The building needs much restoration. A two-year fundraising effort has raised $250,000 for restoration. Work is expected to start in the winter of 2002-2003. There is a resident caretaker.
Tower Height: 51
Height of Focal Plane: 74
Description of Tower: Cast iron octagonal tower on granite keeper's quarters.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
1868 2.5 story granite keeper's quarters (integral to tower), oil house, storage building.
Earlier Towers?
1830: 30-foot stone tower.
Date Established: 1830
Date Present Tower Built: 1868
Date Deactivated: 1970
Optics: c. 1838: 10 lamps and 14.5 inch reflectors; 1858: Fourth order Fresnel lens.
Fog Signal: 1890: steam whistle; 1907: First class compressed air siren.
Current Use: Part of city park.
Open To Public? Grounds only (Greenwich residents only).
Directions:
The lighthouse cannot be seen from the mainland. There is a ferry to the island for Greenwich residents only. Call (203) 622-7818 for information on the ferry. The lighthouse may be visible from some of the cruises of the schooner SoundWaters out of Stamford; call (203) 323-1978 for information.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: John W. Smith (1830-1834); James Merritt (1834-?); A.L. Kohlman (c. 1929), Frank B. Abel (Coast Guard Officer in Charge 1969)
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