| Location: | Stratford, Connecticut United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.152°N -73.1033°W | ||||||||||||||
| Yearbuilt: | 1822 (first) | ||||||||||||||
| Yearlit: | 1881 (current) | ||||||||||||||
| Automated: | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Foundation: | concrete | ||||||||||||||
| Construction: | cast iron tower | ||||||||||||||
| Shape: | conical tower with balcony and lantern | ||||||||||||||
| Marking: | white tower with brias red band, red lantern roof | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 35feet | ||||||||||||||
| Focalheight: | 52feet | ||||||||||||||
| Lens: | First order Fresnel lens (1855) Third order Fresnel lens (1881) Fourth order Fresnel lens (1906) 190 mm lens (1990)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Characteristic: | Fl (2) W 20s. | ||||||||||||||
| Managingagent: | United States Coast Guard[2] [3] | ||||||||||||||
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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 4acres tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point.
The first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built in 1822. In 1855 a fifth order lens was added to the 28feet wooden tower. In 1881, the tower and dwelling were razed and replaced with a 35feet tall, brick lined cast-iron tower and equipped with a third order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1970 with a modern beacon. It is an active aid to navigation and is used for Coast Guard housing.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.