National Register of Historic Places

Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse

Kingston, Ulster County, New York
Listed
May 28, 1979
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001640

About this property

Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson River at Kingston, New York. The official name in the Coast Guard Light List is Rondout Creek Leading Light. The National Register name, Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse comes from its location in a series of day beacons and lights in Rondout Creek. Number 2 is the first on the right hand side. The USCG history site calls it Rondout Creek (Kingston) Light. The first lighthouse at the entrance to the Rondout Creek was a wooden one built in 1837. It was replaced by a second lighthouse, made of sturdier bluestone, in 1867. The bluestone lighthouse was abandoned after 1915 and torn down in the 1950s. Only its circular stone foundation remains today. The current lighthouse was built in 1915, replacing the earlier 1867 lighthouse. In 1954 the light was automated and the building closed. The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act provides for the Coast Guard to declare some lighthouses surplus, and for their ownership to be transferred to historical, non-profit or local government entities following an application process and review. Nine lighthouses were identified in the fall of 2001 as part of a pilot program to transfer such lighthouses. Rondout Light was one of those nine. Rondout Light was transferred from the Coast Guard to the City of Kingston in 2002. It is currently managed by the non-profit Hudson River Maritime Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Kingston, Ulster County, New York
41.92719, -73.97166

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When was Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse listed on the National Register?

Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse?

Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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