Eatons Neck Light

Eatons Neck Light
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Location	Station Eatons Neck, Eatons Neck Point at Huntington Bay and Long Island Sound off NY 25A, Huntington, New York
Coordinates	40°57′14.5″N 73°23′42.5″W / 40.954028°N 73.395139°W
Constructed	1798
Foundation	Dressed Stone/Timber
Construction	Fieldstone with brick lining
Automated	1961
Height	73 feet (22 m)
Shape	Octagonal pyramidal
Fog signal	Fog horn (3 s blast every 30 s)
Light
First lit	1799
Deactivated	Active
Focal height	144 feet (44 m)
Lens	12 Lamps, 13-inch (330 mm) Reflectors (1838), Third Order Fresnel lens (current)
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed white light
	Eatons Neck Light
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Architect	McComb, John, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	73001273
Added to NRHP	April 03, 1973

Eatons Neck Light has served as a navigational aid since its construction in 1798.^[2] Designed by John McComb, Jr., it is one of only two 18th century lighthouses still standing in New York State,^[3] the other is the Montauk Point Light.

Chronology of lighthouse

1798, March 14: $13,250 was appropriated for the lighthouse to be built.

1798, June 16: Ten acres were bought from John Gardiner for $500.

1798, July 2: President John Adams authorized construction of the light.

1798, December 6: Construction of the lighthouse was completed.

1799, January 1: The light was first lit.

1837: An inspection found the light to be defective. The light was not visible at 10 miles (16 km).

1838: Twelve lamps with 13-inch reflectors were installed to improve the visibility of the light.

1842: 9-inch (230 mm) reflectors were installed.

1850: Thirteen lamps with 15-inch (380 mm) reflectors were installed.

1858: A new lantern and a third order Fresnel lens were installed.

1867, March 2: Congress approved funds needed to renovate the lighthouse.

1868: Renovations completed included the replacing the old wooden stairs with iron stairs with landings, the interior walls were lined with brick, the :keeper's quarters were expanded and the steam fog signal was installed.

1880: The keeper's quarters were renovated.

1907: The oil lamp was replaced with an oil vapor lamp.

1921: The light was electrified.

1961: The light was automated.

-- Data from the United States Coast Guard^[4]

The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[5]^[3]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Lynn Beebe Weaver (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Eatons Neck Light". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying photo". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
↑ "Eaton's Neck Light". United States Coast Guard.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

External links

[nris1-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[ARLHS-2] ARLHS World List of Lights

[nrhpinv_ny-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Lynn Beebe Weaver (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Eatons Neck Light". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying photo". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.

[uscg1-4] "Eaton's Neck Light". United States Coast Guard.

[nris-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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