Buffalo South Entrance North Side Lighthouse

Year Built

1903

Cost

$45,000

Type

Bottle

Height

30 feet

Location

Buffalo Harbor, Dunkirk

Automated Year

1960

First Lit

1903

Lens Type

Lantern light

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1985

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

None

Description

The lighthouse is owned by the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum. The grounds are open, tower is closed.

Brief History

•  A radiobeacon, established adjacent to the South Side Light on April 4, 1939, transmitted a dash followed by three dots, Morse Code for “B.”
•  A battery operated 12 volt lamp with a 12-inch (300 mm) green plastic lens was installed in the beacon in 1960.
•  Automated in 1962, the Buffalo South Side Lighthouse is currently inactive, having been replaced by a simple, modern post light that is very convenient to maintain.
•  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
•  The beacon was removed in 1985, and now stands at the gate to the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum.