South Buffalo North Side Light is a lighthouse formerly located at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It is one of two "bottle shaped" beacons located in Buffalo Harbor; the other is the Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light. It is a 29-foot high beacon constructed of boiler plate. It measures 10 feet 3⁄4 inch at the bottom and 2 feet 3 in…
South Buffalo North Side Light is a lighthouse formerly located at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It is one of two "bottle shaped" beacons located in Buffalo Harbor; the other is the Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light. It is a 29-foot high beacon constructed of boiler plate. It measures 10 feet 3⁄4 inch at the bottom and 2 feet 3 inches at the top. It is distinguished by four cast iron port windows and a curved iron door. It was first lit on September 1, 1903, and originally equipped with a 6th-order Fresnel lens. A battery operated 12 volt lamp with a 12-inch green plastic lens was installed in the beacon c. 1960, when a domed roof formerly mounted over the lens was removed. The beacon was removed in 1985, and now stands at the gate to the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum. Its twin is located on the grounds of the Buffalo Light.
Location: Buffalo Harbor, Dunkirk, New York
Height: 29 feet (8.8 m)
Foundation: Concrete base on pier
Construction: boiler plate
Automated: 1960
Shape: Bottle
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
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