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Lynde Point Lighthouse
Historic Site
The Lynde Point Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse, is a historic lighthouse located on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The original lighthouse, a 35-foot wooden tower, was constructed by Abisha Woodward in 1803. However, due to its height and local fog conditions, it was criticized for being ineffective. In response, a new 65-foot octagonal brownstone tower was built in 1838 and lit in 1839. The lighthouse underwent renovations in 1867, and its keeper’s house was replaced in 1858 with a Gothic Revival gambrel-roofed wood-frame house. The lighthouse was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1978 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The lighthouse is not open to the public and cannot be reached by road. It is best viewed from the water at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
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Lynde Point Lighthouse
U.S. Coast Guard
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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