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| Location | Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1825 |
| Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | Natural w/ black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1871 |
| Deactivated | 1901 |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
Sodus Point Lighthouse | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 08, 1976 |
Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 21⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[2] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 31⁄2 order Fresnel lens on display.[3][4][5]
Gallery
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Sodus Point Light, September 2010
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- ↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ↑ Raymond W. Smith (April 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sodus Point Lighthouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
External links
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Media related to Sodus Point Light at Wikimedia Commons
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways
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