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Southwest Ledge Light
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Southwest
Ledge Light
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates41.235°N
72.9116°W
Year first constructed1877
Year first
lit1877
Automated1973
FoundationCast Iron and
ConcreteCaisson
ConstructionCast Iron
Tower shapeOctagonal
Markings /
patternWhite tower on brown pier
Focal height57 ft (17 m)
Original
lensFourth order Fresnel lens
Current lensVRB-25 system
Range14
nm
Characteristicred flash every 5s
Fog signalHorn: 1 every 15s
ARLHS
numberUSA-778
USCG number1-21210 [1] [2]
Southwest Ledge
Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityNew
Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates41°13′53″N72°55′25″WCoordinates: 41°13′53″N
72°55′25″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1876
ArchitectElliot,Maj. George
H.
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Governing bodyUS Coast
Guard
MPSOperating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS
NRHP Reference
#89001475[3]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1990
Southwest Ledge Light is a
lighthouse in New Haven, Connecticut. United States, on the reef at main
entrance to New Haven Harbor. It was one of the first to be built on a
cylindrical iron foundation, an innovation by Maj. George H. Elliot to address
shifting ice that is regarded to be very important in lighthouse
design.[4]:3
History[edit]Construction on the Southwest Ledge Lighthouse
started in 1873 and was finished in 1877. The superstructure originally intended
for this light was put on display at the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876; in
order to more quickly finish the light, however, a duplicate superstructure was
built and installed at this light. The original house remained at the exposition
until its close, and was then used for the Ship John Shoal Light in Delaware
Bay.[1]
The lighthouse was automated in 1973.
The lighthouse was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as Southwest Ledge
Lighthouse.[3][4]
The lighthouse is currently an active aid to
navigation.
See also[edit]National Register of Historic Places listings in
New Haven, Connecticut
References[edit]^ Jump up to:a b "Historic Light
Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard
Historian's Office.
Jump up^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix
River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States
Coast Guard. 2009. p. 214.
^ Jump up to:a b "National Register Information
System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2009-03-13.
^ Jump up to:a b Dorothy B. Templeton (October 22, 1985).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Southwest Ledge
Lighthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.
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