Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
The privately owned keeper's house here burned down on April 6, 2002.
Tower Height: 110
Height of Focal Plane: 134
Description of Tower: Black, square pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with central cylinder.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1.5 story wood keeper's house, barn, brick oil house, storage shed.
Date Established: 1839
Date Present Tower Built: 1910
Optics: 1910: Fifth order Fresnel lens, now DCB-224.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, private residence.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
The lighthouse is located on Route 9 South in Taylor's Bridge. Keep in mind that the lighthouse is on private property.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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