Stonington Harbor Light

Stonington Harbor Light

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse
Location	Stonington, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°19′43″N 71°54′20″W
Year first constructed	1823
Year first lit	1840
Deactivated	1889
Construction	Granite
Height	62 feet (19 m)
Original lens	6th order Fresnel lens (Removed)

The Stonington Harbor Light is a historic nineteenth century lighthouse located on the east side of Stonington Harbor in Stonington, Connecticut. A light housed in a small granite lighthouse known by this name was originally built by the federal government in 1824, and was located on Windmill Point in the harbor. Erosion led to the lighthouse being torn down and relocated to its current site in 1840. A second stone building was constructed and the 35 feet (11 m) tower was attached to the structure.

In the 1880s, the Stonington Breakwater Light was constructed farther out in the harbor, and the Stonington Harbor Light was decommissioned in 1889.

The site is now the home of the Stonington Historical Society, which uses the building as The Old Lighthouse Museum. Holdings in the museum document the area's long and distinguished cultural and nautical history, and exhibits include a sixth-order Fresnel lens.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut

References

• Crompton, Samuel Willard. "The Lighthouse Book." Barnes and Noble Books, New York, 1999. ISBN 0-7607-1135-6.

External links

• lighthouse.cc: Stonington Harbor Light Light
• lighthousefriends.com: Inventory of Historic Light Stations
• Old Lighthouse Museum - Stonington Historical Society