Also Known As the Norwalk Lighthouse;
My replica of the Sheffield Island Lighthouse
comes with your choice of:

• Cedar Wood Construction for either indoor or outdoor display
• Pine Wood Construction for indoor use only

The base price includes:

• Aluminum exterior light housing
• Brass and Copper and 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 on Cedar replicas
• Interior wiring with In Line On/Off switch on Pine replicas

Options available for the Sheffield Island Lighthouse are:

• Nightlight 7 Watt Bulb, small base light fixture and lantern lens
• Flashing Beacon Kit and lantern lens
• In Line On/Off switch for interior wiring on Cedar replicas
• Outdoor Photo-electric cell for dusk to dawn operation
• Inside Photo-electric cell for automatic night light operation
• 3 to 21 foot Vinyl Coated Galvanized Steel security cable
• Historical Appearance

HEIGHT: 30 Inches
WIDTH: 17 Inches
LENGTH: 27 Inches
SHAPE: Rectangular
WEIGHT: 32 Pounds

Sheffield Island is named for Captain Robert Sheffield who bought the Island off shore of Norwalk in 1804. The original aid to navigation was established with a simple wooden tower in 1826.  The one and half story granite keeper’s house still remains from the original light station. The existing lighthouse was completed in 1868 using a variation of the Block Island North Light plans as were 4 other Long Island Sound lighthouses (Great Captain Island & Morgan Point in Connecticut and Old Field Point and Plum Island in New York). The 1868 lighthouse is a 2 and a half story gneiss stone keeper’s house with a cast iron tower and lantern room on top totaling 46 feet in height. The 4th order Fresnel lens from the original tower was reused in the new light until it too was replaced by the Greens Ledge Lighthouse in 1902.  In 1986, the abandoned and abused Sheffield Island Lighthouse was sold to the Norwalk Seaport Association along with 4 acres, the old keeper’s house and a 1927 wood cottage.  The remainder of the island is now part of the Stewart B McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.  The Sheffield Island Lighthouse has been lovingly restored and the $540,000.00 Mortgage was paid off in 2000.

The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and although restored, has not been re-lit as the Greens Ledge Lighthouse remains the active aid to navigation.

January 1999 Issue, Forclosure Stopped at Sheffield Island Light. "As the deadline approached, the Association presented a check for $191,458 from its fund-raising campaign to the National Loan Investors of Oklahoma City. But that wasn't enough to pay off the $391,000 due and already in foreclosure. National Loan Investors gave the Association a one week extension. If the balance of $200,000 wasn't paid, then they were going to seize the lighthouse..." Please go to the Lighthouse Digest Magaizine Archives to read this article. Lighthouse Digest magazine not only keeps the history of our lighthouses alive both in print and on line, but it is the best single source to keep current on all aspects of lighthouse preservation, news and events