National Register of Historic Places

South Buffalo North Side Light

Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Listed
August 3, 1983
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001673

About this property

South Buffalo North Side Light is a lighthouse formerly located at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It is one of two "bottle shaped" beacons located in Buffalo Harbor; the other is the Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light. It is a 29-foot-high (8.8 m) beacon constructed of boiler plate. It measures 10 feet 3⁄4 inch (3.067 m) at the bottom and 2 feet 3 inches (0.69 m) at the top. It is distinguished by four cast-iron port windows and a curved iron door. It was first lit on September 1, 1903, and originally equipped with a 6th-order Fresnel lens. A battery-operated 12-volt lamp with a 12-inch (300 mm) green plastic lens was installed in the beacon c. 1960, when a domed roof formerly mounted over the lens was removed. The beacon was removed in 1985, and now stands at the gate to the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum. Its twin is located on the grounds of the Buffalo (main) Light. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Buffalo, Erie County, New York
42.83530, -78.86724

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was South Buffalo North Side Light listed on the National Register?

South Buffalo North Side Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1983.

What type of historic resource is South Buffalo North Side Light?

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

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The period of significance for South Buffalo North Side Light is recorded as the industrial era.

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