Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light
National Register of Historic Places

Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light

Lackawanna, Erie County, New York
Listed
November 16, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001191

About this property

Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light, also known as the South Buffalo Southside Light or Buffalo South Breakwater, South Entrance Light Station, is a lighthouse at Stony Point at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It was established in 1903 and deactivated in 1993. It was replaced by a nearby modern post light. The lighthouse property consists of a three-story cast iron 43.5-foot (13.3 m) decommissioned light tower topped with a lantern; one-story concrete fog signal building and an L-shaped concrete pier. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

Lackawanna, Erie County, New York
42.83341, -78.86730

Categories

MARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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E. & B. Holmes Machinery Company Building
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Nearby Battles

Burning of Buffalo and Black Rock
1813Early Republic
3.7 mi
Sortie from Fort Erie (Sep 17 1814)
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5.7 mi

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When was Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light listed on the National Register?

Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light?

Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1903.

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