Eaton's Neck Lighthouse

Year Built

1898

Cost

$13,250

Type

Octagonal pyramidal

Height

73 feet

Location

Station Eatons Neck, Eatons Neck Point at Huntington Bay and Long Island Sound

Automated Year

1961

First Lit

1799

Lens Type

Original Lens: 12 Lamps, 13" Reflectors (1838); replaced with Third Order Fresnel

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White w/red roof

Last Keeper - Date

Carl C. Green (1962)

Description

The lighthouse is open to the public by appointment.

Brief History

•  In 1857, after the tower had been remodeled and strengthened to support a larger lantern room.
•  After Congress provided $11,800 on March 2, 1867, major repair work was performed at the station in 1868.
•  The intensity of the light was increased on February 28, 1907, when the illuminant used in the lantern room was changed from oil to incandescent oil vapor.
•  The keeper’s dwelling was demolished in 1969, and eleven Coast Guard housing units were added to the station.
•  The tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.