词条 | Stratford Point Light |
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| image_name = Stratfpt.jpg | caption = Stratford Point Lighthouse | location = Stratford, Connecticut United States | coordinates = {{coord|41|09|07.19|N|73|06|11.78|W|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Connecticut | relief = 1 | pushpin = lighthouse | pushpin_map_caption = Connecticut | yearbuilt = 1822 (first) | yearlit = 1881 (current) | automated = 1970 | yeardeactivated = | foundation = concrete | construction = cast iron tower | shape = conical tower with balcony and lantern | marking = white tower with brias red band, red lantern roof | height = {{convert|35|ft|abbr=on}} | focalheight = {{convert|52|ft|abbr=on}} | currentlens = | lens = First order Fresnel lens (1855) Third order Fresnel lens (1881) Fourth order Fresnel lens (1906) 190 mm lens (1990)[1] | range = | characteristic = Fl (2) W 20s. | admiralty = J0810 | ARLHS = USA-816 | USCG = 1-21230 | managingagent = United States Coast Guard[2][3] |module = {{Infobox NRHP|embed=yes | name = Stratford Point Lighthouse | nrhp_type = | image = | built = {{Start date|1881}} | architecture = Late Victorian | added = May 29, 1990 | area = less than one acre | mpsub = Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS | refnum = 89001476[4] }} }} Stratford Point Light is a historic lighthouse in Stratford, Connecticut, United States, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The second tower was one of the first prefabricated cylindrical lighthouses in the country and remains active. It sits on a {{convert|4|acre|adj=on}} tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point. HistoryThe first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built in 1822. In 1855 a fifth order lens was added to the {{convert|28|ft|sing=on}} wooden tower. In 1881, the tower and dwelling were razed and replaced with a {{convert|35|ft|sing=on}} tall, brick lined cast-iron tower and equipped with a third order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1970 with a modern beacon. It is an active aid to navigation and is used for Coast Guard housing. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[4] Head keepers
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References1. ^Stratford Point Lighthouse New England Lighthouses. Retrieved 23 June 2016 2. ^[https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ct.htm Stratford Point] The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2016 3. ^Connecticut Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 23 June 2016 4. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2013a}}
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