- Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse
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Genesee Lighthouse
Genesee Lighthouse
Location: 70 Lighthouse St., Rochester, New York Coordinates: 43°15′10″N 77°36′40″W / 43.25278°N 77.61111°WCoordinates: 43°15′10″N 77°36′40″W / 43.25278°N 77.61111°W Built: 1822 Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 74001259[1] Added to NRHP: August 13, 1974 The Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse is an 1822 stone octogonal[2] lighthouse in the Charlotte neighborhood in northern Rochester. The 40 ft tower is located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River. It originally had 10 whale oil Argand lamps, which were replaced with a Fresnel lens in 1853[3]
On February 28, 1881, the lighthouse was turned off. After nearby piers changed the mouth of the river, it was far from the water. The light was then moved to a pier in 1884.[4]
In 1965, Charlotte High School students started a letter writing campaign to save the lighthouse from impending destruction.[5] It was declared surplus in 1981 by the government. It is now owned by Monroe County and managed as a museum by the Charlotte Genesee Lightouse Historical Society, a non profit volunteer organization.
It is part of the Seaway Trail, a National Scenic Byway[6]. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a City of Rochester Landmark. It is open to the public.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ NPS Maritime History
- ^ Official Lighthouse History
- ^ Charlotte Lighthouse "Sea the Lights"
- ^ Rudy Alice Lighthouse.net
- ^ Byways.org
Further reading
- Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
- Scott T. Price. "U. S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation: A Historical Bibliography". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/History/weblighthouses/h_lhbib.asp.
- U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993
External links
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Categories:- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Buildings and structures completed in 1822
- Museums in Rochester, New York
- Lighthouse museums in New York
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