Buffalo Old Breakwater, NY

Photographer: Roy B. Westin

Old Buffalo Breakwater

Buffalo, NY

Built : 1903

Construction : Cast Iron

Status : Inactive

Location : Buffalo, New York

Height : 20 feet

Access : Car with parking near the Light. On display next to the Main Light.

Lighthouse History : This breakwater Lights are very unique to there time period, the Jules Verne shape is typical of the era. Constructed of cast iron boiler plate, They had their share of bad luck. The first light was rammed by ships in 1899, 1900, 1909 and again in 1910. So badly weakened was the Light, it had to be rebuilt in 1914. Now, one of the Lights has been restored and rests on display near the main Lighthouse.