Barber's Point Light (New York)

Barber's Point Light (New York)

Infobox Lighthouse


caption =
location = Barber's Point, southeast of Westport, New York on Lake Champlain
coordinates = coord|44.1543|N|73.4045|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1873
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1935
foundation = limestone
construction = limestone mansonry
shape = square house with integral tower
height = 36 ft
lens = fifth-order Fresnel lens
range = 14 mi
characteristic = fixed white"For the lighthouse on Oahu, see Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)."

Barber's Point Light is an inactive lighthouse on Lake Champlain in New York.

History

Barber's Point was the site of a ferry operated by Hezekiah Barber,who settled the point beginning in 1785. The Lighthouse Board requested construction of a light in 1868, but construction did not begin until 1872 due to problems acquiring title to the land. The Second Empire design used for the Colchester Reef Light (as well as others in the area) was reused, but executed in blue limestone rather than the more usual granite. Because of the light's isolation the keeper was provided with a barn in which to keep a horse.

In 1935 the light was deactivated, replaced by a much taller steel tower with an automated beacon, placed at lake's edge. The old lighthouse passed into private hands and is used for a residence. A small addition in the mid 1950s left the appearance of the building largely intact, though the roof is now painted white rather than brown.

References

*cite web
url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHNY.asp
title=Historic Light Station Information & Photography: New York
publisher=United States Coast Guard
accessdate=2008-10-10
*cite web
title=Barber's Point, NY
url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=673
publisher=lighthousefriends
accessdate=2008-10-10
*cite web
url=http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/nyup.htm
title=Upstate New York Lighthouses
first= Russ|last= Rowlett
accessdate=2008-10-10
*cite web
url=http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/barbpt.htm
title=Inventory of Historic Light Stations: New York Lighthouses: Barber's Point Light
publisher =National Park Service
accessdate=2008-10-10


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