Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse has been basically abandoned since 1989. The adjacent land is privately owned. The tower may be transferred to the Town of Beekmantown for preservation.
Tower Height: 50
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Description of Tower: Unpainted octagonal granite tower.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Attached 1 1/2 story wooden keeper's house.
Date Established: 1858
Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Date Deactivated: 1989
Optics: 1858: Sixth order Fresnel lens; later 250 mm.
Open To Public? no
Directions:
The station is not accessible to the public, but the tower can be glimpsed from Point Au Roche Road.
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