Throgs Neck Lighthouse

Year Built

1827

Cost

N/A

Type

Square pyramidal

Height

60 feet

Location

Throgs Neck

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1906

Lens Type

1890: Fifth Order Fresnel lens, 1906: Fourth Order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1934

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

Albert G. Possell (at least 1950 – 1959)

Description

The grounds are open to the public, but the lighthouse is not.

Brief History

•  The first lighthouse was completed in 1826, but less than a decade later, it and the original keeper’s dwelling were torn down during the construction of Fort Schuyler in 1835.
•  A new wooden tower replaced the original lighthouse in 1835 and remained in service until 1890.
•  Skeletal tower replaced in 1906 with a 35-foot red brick tower. It's location was 700 feet southwest of the old light.
•  The 1934 tower was replaced in 1986 by a plain modern tower, which also displays a red light.
•  The 1884 keepers’ dwelling was still being used as Coast Guard housing in the late 1980s, and currently used as a home for a member of the SUNY Maritime College faculty