Rondout Light
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| Location | Hudson River at Rondout Creek, Kingston, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′15″N 73°57′45″W / 41.9208°N 73.9625°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1838 |
| Foundation | Concrete pier with wood piles |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1954 |
| Height | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | Square tower with attached house |
| Markings | Yellow brick with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Horn (removed) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1915 (current tower) |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White, 6 secs |
Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson River at Kingston, New York.
Nomenclature
- The official name in the Coast Guard Light List is Rondout Creek Leading Light.[1]
- The National Register name, Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse comes from its location in a series of day beacons and lights in Rondout Creek. Number 2 is the first on the right hand side.[1]
- The USCG history site calls it Rondout Creek (Kingston) Light.[2]
History
The first lighthouse at the entrance to the Rondout Creek was a wooden one built in 1837. It was replaced by a second lighthouse, made of sturdier bluestone, in 1867. The bluestone lighthouse was abandoned after 1915 and torn down in the 1950s. Only its circular stone foundation remains today.[5]
The current lighthouse was built in 1915, replacing the earlier 1867 lighthouse. In 1954 the light was automated and the building closed.[5] The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act provides for the Coast Guard to declare some lighthouses surplus, and for their ownership to be transferred to historical, non-profit or local government entities following an application process and review. Nine lighthouses were identified in the fall of 2001 as part of a pilot program to transfer such lighthouses. Rondout Light was one of those nine.[6] Rondout Light was transferred from the Coast Guard to the City of Kingston in 2002.[7] It is currently managed by the non-profit Hudson River Maritime Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4][8]
References
- ^ a b c Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 318.
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-24). "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Rondout Lighthouse", Hudson River Maritime Museum
- ^ NHLPA 2001 Transfer Pilot Program
- ^ Hudson Lights
- ^ Elise Marie Barry (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-03-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
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