Black Rock Harbor Light, Bridgeport

Name: Black Rock Harbor Light
Address: Bridgeport, United States

#26 among attractions in Bridgeport

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor. The first lighthouse at the site, built by Abisha Woodward under contract with the United States government, was a wooden tower that was lit and made operational by 1808. A storm destroyed the tower in 1821 and the current, stone lighthouse was erected in its place in 1823. The Black Rock Harbor Light was an active navigational aid until 1933 when it was replaced by two automatic lights offshore. The beacon was subsequently given to the City of Bridgeport in 1934. Two significant efforts during the 1980s and 1990s served to restore the aging tower and the light was relit as a non-navigational aid in 2000. Black Rock Lighthouse is listed as a contributing property for Bridgeport's Seaside Park historic district. ()

Coordinates: 41°8'33"N, 73°13'3"W

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Bridgeport United States

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Black Rock Harbor Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seaside Park, Black Rock, St. Ann Church, Black Rock Harbor.

1.4 miNE
Park
Seaside Park, Bridgeport
36 min walk • Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. The park lies within Bridgeport's South End neighborhood.
1.2 miN
Area
Black Rock, Bridgeport
31 min walk • Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.
1.1 miNW
Church
St. Ann Church, Bridgeport
27 min walk • St. Ann Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
0.6 miN
Harbor
Black Rock Harbor, Bridgeport
15 min walk • Black Rock Harbor is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Long Island Sound. The Black Rock Harbor Light on Fayerweather Island marks the entrance to the harbor on its east, while St. Mary's by the Sea forms its western beachhead. Seaside Park runs along the northeastern part of the harbor. The harbor is the mouth of Cedar Creek.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Black Rock Historic District, Fairfield
25 min walk • The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. At that time it included 109 contributing buildings. The historic district surrounds at the upper reaches of Black Rock Harbor.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Black Rock Gardens Historic District, Fairfield
30 min walk • The Black Rock Gardens Historic District is a historic district in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It encompasses a small residential development built between 1916 and 1920 to provide housing for workers in war-related industries in the city.
~420 ftNE
Island
Fayerweather Island, Bridgeport
3 min walk • Fayerweather Island is a 7 ¹⁄₂-acre land mass in Long Island Sound. Part of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, it is located south of the city's Seaside Park.