Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 21⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[2] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 31⁄2 order Fresnel lens on display.[3][4]

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  Sodus Point Light, September 2010

Sodus Point Light

Location	Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York
Coordinates	43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W
Tower
Constructed	1825; 197 years ago (1825)
Foundation	Natural/emplaced
Construction	Limestone
Height	45 feet (14 m)
Shape	Square
Markings	Natural w/ black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1871
Deactivated	1901; 121 years ago (1901)
Focal height	70 feet (21 m)
Lens	Sixth order Fresnel lens
Sodus Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871
NRHP reference No.	76001288[1]
Added to NRHP	October 08, 1976

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Media related to Sodus Point Light at Wikimedia Commons

• Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
• Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways

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