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| Location | Hudson River at Rondout Creek, Kingston, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′15″N 73°57′45″W / 41.92083°N 73.96250°W / 41.92083; -73.96250 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1838 |
| Foundation | Concrete pier with wood piles |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1954 |
| Height | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | Square tower with attached house |
| Markings | Yellow brick with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Horn (removed) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1915 (current tower) |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White, 6 secs |
Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| MPS | Hudson River Lighthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001640[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Rondout Light is a lighthouse on the west side of the Hudson RiveratKingston, New York.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
The current lighthouse was built in 1915, replacing the earlier 1867 lighthouse. In 1954 the light was automated and the building closed.[5] The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act provides for the Coast Guard to declare some lighthouses surplus, and for their ownership to be transferred to historical, non-profit or local government entities following an application process and review. Nine lighthouses were identified in the fall of 2001 as part of a pilot program to transfer such lighthouses. Rondout Light was one of those nine.[6] Rondout Light was transferred from the Coast Guard to the City of Kingston in 2002.[7] It is currently managed by the non-profit Hudson River Maritime Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1][8]
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