Category:Race Rock Light

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<nowiki>Faro de Race Rock; Маяк Рейс-Рок; phare de Race Rock; Race Rock Light; faro situado en Nueva York, Estados Unidos; Leuchtturm in den Vereinigten Staaten; phare américain; lighthouse in New York, United States; منارة في الولايات المتحدة; mercusuar di New York, Amerika Serikat; vuurtoren in de Verenigde Staten; Race Rock Lighthouse</nowiki>
Race Rock Light 
lighthouse in New York, United States
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Instance of
Made from material
  • granite
LocationLong Island, New York
Located in or next to body of water
Architect
Heritage designation
Service entry
  • 1879
Inception
  • 1878
Significant event
  • automatization (1978)
Height
  • 14 m
Map41° 14′ 36.6″ N, 72° 02′ 49.2″ W
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Wikidata Q7278919
NRHP reference number: 05000347
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English:  :Race Rock Light is a lighthouse on Race Rock Reef, a dangerous set of rocks on Long Island Sound southwest of Fishers Island, New York and the site of many shipwrecks. The lighthouse was built 1871–78 and designed by Francis Hopkinson Smith. The massive masonry foundations on the reef took seven years to complete, but the stone structure, the keeper's quarters, and the tower were built in only nine months once the foundation was secure. The United States Coast Guard automated the light in 1978.

Race Rock Lighthouse It is currently owned and maintained by the New London Maritime Society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.


This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 05000347.

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