Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York--Selkirk (Salmon River) Light

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SELKIRK (SALMON RIVER) LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: SALMON RIVER ENTRANCE / LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: PULASKI
County: OSWEGO
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1838

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1838
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1859-1989
Automated: 1989
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: WOOD TOWER ON FIELDSTONE HOUSE
Markings/Patterns: RED TOWER W/SILVER LANTERN ON HOUSE
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 32
Original Optic: 8 LAMPS 14" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1838
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1989
Height of Focal Plane: 49
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1838
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: FIELDSTONE

Other Structures: CRIBWORK BREAKWATER

Current Use: PRIVATE AID / GUEST HOUSE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? YES (Go Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #79001618
Name of Listing: SELKIRK LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, NY-6112

Miscellaneous:
CONTAINS 1 OF FEW REMAINING OLD-STYLE LANTERNS; REFITTED 1855; OPERATED AS A PRIVATE AID FROM 1858 TO 1890; STATION ALSO OPERATED AS A LIFESAVING STATION 1877 TO 1895?; RELIT AFTER 99 YEARS AS A PRIVATE AID IN 1989

Last Modified: Thu, Apr 11 2002 2:24:02 pm EDT
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