Our replica of the Execution Rocks Lighthouse comes complete with:
- Cedar Wood Construction
- Aluminum exterior light housing
- Reinforced plastic resin railings
- Windows that reflect light
- Standard 40 Watt Bulb, 120 Volt AC incandescent light fixture
- Hand crafted and hand painted detail
- Choice of interior or exterior wiring
Options available for the Execution Rocks Lighthouse are:
HEIGHT: 32 Inches
WIDTH: 15 Inches
SHAPE: Conical
WEIGHT: 12.5 Pounds
The Execution Rocks Lighthouse Station was established in 1849 and the Tower was first
lit
upon completion in 1850. This is the original tower, built from granite and lined with brick. For the first 18 years of operation, the keepers and their families had to live inside the tower. In 1868 the attached 2 story stone keepers house was completed and they were finally able to move from the cramped tower. On December 8, 1918 a fire of unknown origin caused $13,500 in damages to the engine house and machinery, the exterior tower walls and windows, the oil house and the keepers house. This damage was repaired and a stone fog signal house was added in 1920. On December 5, 1979 the U.S. Coast Guard keepers were relieved and the station was automated. The Fourth Order Fresnel lens in operation since 1856 was replaced with a modern optic and the fog signal building was also removed.
Execution Rocks Lighthouse continues to be an active aid to navigation maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The keepers house has been boarded up for security and the towers' optic is now powered by solar panels. The white 60 foot tall lighthouse with a brown band daymark continues to give a white flash every 10 seconds to guide mariners through the western end of the Long Island Sound in New York.
The Execution Rocks Lighthouse is located about a mile offshore in the Long Island Sound and can only be veiwed closely by boat. A distant view can be had from Hudson Park in New Rochelle, NY. From route US1 in New Rochelle, turn south/east onto Echo Avenue to the end. Bear right onto Sutton Manor Lane (southbound), continue straight onto Pelham Rd (southbound). Turn left at the first traffic signal onto Hudson Park Rd. Continue into park, Execution Rocks Lighthouse is visible to the South East.
For more photographs and history of the Execution Rocks Lighthouse, you can visit the:
United States Coast Guard Historians' Official Web Site
Lighthouse Explorer Database