Some readers may have been in today’s Mystery Photo building. There are a few hints that could lead you to identify the photo. Send your ideas of where this was taken to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Virginia Klaer of Duluth quickly recognized the last Mystery. “That’s the lighthouse called Esopus Meadows in the Hudson River in Esopus, N.Y., one of the seven remaining lighthouses in the Hudson River. It was first constructed in 1837, and a second one completed in 1875. The Coast Guard took over from 1935 to 1965 when it officially closed. It was recognized as a museum in July, 2007. The 34 x 20 foot residence has a Mansard roof and octagonal tower.” The photo was taken by Donna Carpenter of Dallas, N.C.
Others recognizing it include Steve Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Brent Hinkle, Lawrenceville; Jessica O’Neal, Dacula; Lou Camerio of Llburn, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va.
Graf adds: “The Esopus Meadows Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque and the only surviving wooden lighthouse on the Hudson River. Designed by Vermont architect Albert Dow, the square keeper’s residence contained seven rooms with a kitchen, sitting room, and equipment room on the first floor and three bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor. On May 29, 1979 the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse achieved recognition by the US National Register of Historic Places.”
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