Whitestone Point Lighthouse

Year Built

1889

Cost

N/A

Type

Square pyramidal frame tower on piers

Height

20 feet

Location

Whitesone Point, Southerly side of East River

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1889

Lens Type

Lens lantern

Fog Signal

Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 seconds

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

Lawrence D. Carroll (at least 1939)

Description

The lighthouse is not open to the public.

Brief History

•  1889 — Material was prepared and framed for a bell-tower and post-light.
•  1890 – This fixed white light was shown on November 15,1889, for the first time. A bell tower and post-light was built.
•  1890 - A bell was struck by machinery, November 15, 1889.
•  1897 – The lantern deck was covered with canvas in place of old tin covering.
•  1903 – A protective sea wall in front of the light-house tower was completed. Minor repairs were made.