Cold Spring Harbor Lighthouse

Year Built

1890

Cost

$20,000

Type

Square pyramidal

Height

37 feet

Location

Entrance of Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1890

Lens Type

Fourth order Fresnel

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1965

Color

White w/black lantern

Last Keeper - Date

Albert G. Possell (1938 – at least 1942)

Description

The lighthouse is not open to the public and privately owned.

Brief History

•  1890, The finished lighthouse was built on a caisson in Cold Spring Harbor.
•  1919, An inspection of the light revealed $12,800 in damage was done to the light by ice.
•  1929, The light was refitted with an oil vapor lamp.
•  The light was automated in 1948, and responsibility for its maintenance was given to Coast Guard personnel at Eaton’s Neck.
•  In 1965, the wooden lighthouse was removed from the caisson and replaced by a steel skeleton tower.