Penfield Reef Light, Maritime lighthouse in Fairfield County, United States.
The granite and wood lighthouse stands 11 meters tall on Penfield Reef at the south side of Black Rock Harbor entrance on Long Island Sound.
Congress allocated 55,000 dollars in 1870 for the construction of this navigation aid, which began operating with a fourth-order Fresnel lens in January 1874.
The lighthouse holds a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and represents one of several Second Empire architectural style lighthouses in North America.
The structure operates without keepers since 1971, maintained by the United States Coast Guard and featuring modern navigational equipment for maritime safety.
In December 1916, Keeper Frederick Jordan drowned while rowing to shore, leading Assistant Keeper Rudolph Iten to document numerous supernatural occurrences afterward.
Location: Fairfield County
Inception: 1874
Height: 11 m
Made from material: granite, wood, granite
GPS coordinates: 41.11667,-73.22167
Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:07
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