Butler Flats Light
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Butler Flats Quick Facts
Year Station Established: 1804
Is the Light operational? Yes
Year Light First Lit: 1898
Year Automated: 1978
Shape: Conical on Cylindrical Base
Tower Height: 53 ft.
Original Optic: 5th Order, Fresnel
Present Optic: RB-300 Rotating
Existing Keepers Quarters? Yes
Year Constructed: 1898
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: Integral
Construction Materials:
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Butler Flats Light
New Bedford, MA
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Last Visited: November, 2001
History:
This 53-foot tall caisson lighthouse was built to replace the square lighthouse erected on Clark's Point in 1804. It is located in the New Bedford Channel at the entrance to New Bedford Harbor. Unlike other lighthouses built in the late 1890's, this is a brick tower with brick window sills and raised brick below the watchroom deck. It also has Italian-looking cast-iron brackets supporting the lantern gallery.
Source:
Internet Public Library
Latitude/Longitude: 41°36.1'N 70°53.5'W
Directions:
- Take Interstate 195 into New Bedford.
- Take the exit for Route 18 South, exit 15.
- Stay on Route 18 for 2.5 miles then take a left onto Cove St.
- Take Cove St. for 0.4 miles and turn right onto East Rodney French Blvd.
- Go about 1.3 miles to the intersection with Ricketson St. You can view the lighthouse from along the seawall there.
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