Stratford Point Light

Stratford Point Light
Stratford Point Lighthouse
LocationStratford, Connecticut
United States
Coordinates41°09′07.19″N 73°06′11.78″W / 41.1519972°N 73.1032722°W / 41.1519972; -73.1032722
Tower
Constructed1822 (first)
Foundationconcrete
Constructioncast iron tower
Automated1970
Height35 ft (11 m)
Shapeconical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with brias red band, red lantern roof
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Light
First lit1881 (current)
Focal height52 ft (16 m)
LensFirst order Fresnel lens (1855)
Third order Fresnel lens (1881)
Fourth order Fresnel lens (1906)
190 mm lens (1990)
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) 
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.
Stratford Point Lighthouse
Arealess than one acre
Built1881 (1881)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSOperating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS
NRHP reference No.89001476
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1990

Stratford Point Light is a historic lighthouse in the Lordship neighborhood of Stratford, Connecticut, United States, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The second tower was one of the first prefabricated cylindrical lighthouses in the country and remains active.

It sits on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point.