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| Location | Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, US |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′01″N 73°56′49″W / 40.8503°N 73.9469°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1921  |
| Construction | concrete (foundation), cast iron (tower) |
| Height | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Shape | conical |
| Markings | red (tower), white (lantern) |
| Heritage | New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2002 |
| Deactivated | 1947–2002 |
| Lens | 12 inches (300 mm) |
| Characteristic | Fl R 3s |
Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse | |
| Built | 1920 |
| MPS | Hudson River Lighthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003130[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
| Designated NYCL | May 14, 1991 |
The Little Red Lighthouse, officially Jeffrey's Hook Light, is a small lighthouse located in Fort Washington Park along the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City, under the George Washington Bridge.[2][3][4] It was made notable by the 1942 children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and The Great Gray Bridge, written by Hildegarde Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward.
The lighthouse stands on Jeffrey's Hook, a small point of land that supports the base of the eastern pier of the bridge, which connects Washington Heights in Manhattan to Fort Lee, New Jersey.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 312.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-28). "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.