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Stratford Point Light is a historic lighthouse in the Lordship neighborhood of 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 4-acre (1.6 ha) tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point.




History



The first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built in 1822. In 1855 a fifth order lens was added to the 28-foot (8.5 m) wooden tower. In 1881, the tower and dwelling were razed and replaced with a 35-foot (11 m) 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.




Head keepers


Samuel Buddington (1822 – 1843)
William Merwin (1843 – 1844)
Samuel Buddington (1844 – 1848)
Amy Buddington (1848 – 1861)
Rufus Warren Buddington (1861 – 1869)
Benedict Lillingston (1869 – 1874)
John L. Brush (1874 – 1879)
Jerome B. Tuttle (1879 – 1880)
Theodore Judson (1880 – 1919)
William F. Petzolt (1919 – 1946)
Daniel F. McCoart (1946 – 1963)
Richard L. Fox (1963 – )




See also



List of lighthouses in Connecticut
List of lighthouses in the United States
National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut




References



"Lights & Legends, A Historical Guide to Lighthouses of Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, and Block Island Sound", Harlan Hamilton, Westcott Publishing Company, 1987.
"Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape Mary, New Jersey", Robert G. Bachand, Sea Sports Publications, 1989.
"Lighthouses of Southern New England: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, A Pictorial Guide", Courtney Thompson, CatNap Publications, 2002.




External links



lighthouse.cc: Stratford Point Light
lighthousefriends.com: Inventory of Historic Light Stations
NPS.gov: Stratford Point, CT Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
Location on Google Maps
Stratford Point Lighthouse

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