Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Cold Spring ...

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Name: Cold Spring Harbor Light

Nearest Town or City:
Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States

Location: Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island Sound.

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Photo: Bob & Sandra Shanklin

Managing Organization:
Private owner.

Notes:
This lighthouse originally stood offshore on a cylindrical foundation. After it was deactivated, it was bought by an individual for $1 and moved to the lawn of a private residence.

Description of Tower: Square, pyramidal wooden tower.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1890

Date Present Tower Built: 1890

Tower Moved?
1965

Date Deactivated: 1965

Optics: 1890: Fourth order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Privately owned.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
This lighthouse is on private property and is not accessible to the public.

Keepers: William Murray (1909), Louis P. Brown (1913-1924).