Sodus Point Light

Sodus Point Light

Location	Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York
Coordinates
Year first constructed	1825
Year first lit	1871
Deactivated	1901
Foundation	Natural/emplaced
Construction	Limestone
Tower shape	Square
Markings / pattern	Natural w/ black lantern
Height	45 feet (14 m)
Focal height	70 feet (21 m)
Original lens	Sixth order Fresnel lens
ARLHS number	USA-766
Sodus Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871
NRHP Reference #	76001288
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 The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower.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 2​¹⁄₂ story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse. 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 3​¹⁄₂ order Fresnel lens on display.

Gallery

• Sodus Point Light Sep 10.jpg

  Sodus Point Light, September 2010

External links

• Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum - official site