National Register of Historic Places

Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse

Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York
Listed
April 25, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000202

About this property

Ogdensburg Harbor Light is a privately owned lighthouse on the St. Lawrence River, listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit. and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations. In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Ogdensburg Harbor Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Lawrence County, New York Berger, Todd R., Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, (Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2002), pp. 145–146 Media related to Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Rudy & Alice Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine

Location

2 Jackson St.
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York
44.69785, -75.50347

Categories

ARCHITECTUREMARITIME HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse listed on the National Register?

Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse?

Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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