Avery Point Light

Avery Point Light

Post-renovations view in 2014
Location	Groton, US
Coordinates	41°18′54″N 72°03′50″W / 41.315°N 72.064°W / 41.315; -72.064
Tower
Constructed	1943
Construction	concrete
Height	55 ft (17 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings	unpainted (tower), white (lantern), black (roof)
Power source	solar power
Operator	Avery Point Lighthouse Society
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1944, 2006
Deactivated	1967–2006 (reactivated)
Focal height	56 ft (17 m)
Lens	LED
Range	3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi)
Characteristic	Fl G 4s
Avery Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	On Long Island Sound at 1084 Shennecossett Rd., Groton, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°18′54.8″N 72°3′49″W / 41.315222°N 72.06361°W / 41.315222; -72.06361
Area	less than one acre
Built	1943
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	02000866[2]
Added to NRHP	August 23, 2002

Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. Although construction was completed in March 1943, the lighthouse was not lit until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion. Its original light consisted of eight 200-watt bulbs that were later replaced by a flashing green light in 1960. It was deactivated on June 25, 1967, when the United States Coast Guard Training Station moved to Governors Island. It is officially listed as the last lighthouse built in the state; the only other claimant is the replica Mystic Seaport Light.

The lighthouse deteriorated until it was declared a hazard by the University of Connecticut in 1997. A restoration effort was launched in 1999 through the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) and in 2000 by a new local chapter, the Avery Point Lighthouse Society. The restoration of the lighthouse began in 2001 and was completed in 2006, requiring a replica lantern and extensive structural repairs and replacement of the crumbling of the blocks. Two bills for $150,000 and $100,000 were appropriated and used to complete the restoration. The relighting and re-dedication of the lighthouse was held on October 15, 2006. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.