Stuyvesant Lighthouse

Oct. 18, 2019
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Stuyvesant Lighthouse (Kinderhook Light), Stuyvesant, New York

Built in 1829.

STUYVESANT LIGHT

Location: ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER, ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES NORTHERLY OF STUYVESANT LANDING AND OPPOSITE THE HEAD OF BRONX ISLAND
Station Established: 1829
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 1868
Operational: No
Automated: N/A
Deactivated: 1933
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Red square tower in southwesterly angle of red dwelling, on granite pier; lantern, black.  Old dwelling near (as of 1901).
Height: 32-feet
Original Lens: Sixth Order
Characteristic: Fixed red
Fog Signal: None