Southwest Ledge Light
Southwest Ledge Light
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 Connecticut
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New Haven Connecticut United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°14′04.08″N 72°54′43.55″W / 41.2344667°N 72.9120972°W |
| Year first constructed | 1877 |
| Automated | 1973 |
| Foundation | cast iron and concrete caisson basement |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern incorporating 2-storey keeper's quarter |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern, brown basement |
| Height | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Focal height | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | VRB-25 |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl R 5s. |
| Fog signal | 1 blast every 15s |
| Admiralty number | J0780 |
| ARLHS number | USA-778 |
| USCG number | 1-21210 |
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United States Coast Guard |
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Southwest Ledge Lighthouse
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| Nearest city | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°13′53″N 72°55′25″W / 41.23139°N 72.92361°WCoordinates: 41°13′53″N 72°55′25″W / 41.23139°N 72.92361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Elliot, Maj. George H. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 89001475 |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1990 |
| Heritage | place listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
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United States Coast Guard
Southwest Ledge Light is an active 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.
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.
The lighthouse was automated in 1973.
The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as Southwest Ledge Lighthouse.
The lighthouse is currently an active aid to navigation.
The lighthouse has been placed up for sale in August 2016.
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