Staten Island Range
Address:
Edinboro Road
Staten Island
Category: Lighthouses
Active aid to navigation.
Built: 1912
Owner: US Coast Guard
Description: The 90-foot tower is located on a hilltop 141 feet above sea level in a residential neighborhood. The beacon is visible for a range of 18 miles at sea. The rear channel light works in tandem with the West Bank Lighthouse. The structure has an octagonal tower and was one of the last brick lighthouses built. Joe Esposito, a local lighthouse enthusiast, acted as volunteer keeper of the then automated light from 1992 to 2003. The NYC landmarked light remains active. The keeper’s house is now a private residence. Esposito's built a four foot model of the lighthouse and donated it to the National Lighthouse Museum.
