Rondout Light

Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson River at Kingston, New York. 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 circul…
Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson River at Kingston, New York. 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.
  • Location: Hudson River at Rondout Creek, Kingston, New York
  • Height: 48 feet (15 m)
  • Area: less than one acre
  • Built: 1915
  • Constructed: 1838
  • Foundation: Concrete pier with wood piles
  • Construction: Brick
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