Jeffrey's Hook Light
Manhattan, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Jeffrey's Hook Light, popularly known as the Little Red Lighthouse, stands in Fort Washington Park on the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City, beneath the George Washington Bridge. Built in 1921 of cast iron and concrete and about 40 metres tall, it is a New York City Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed site. It gained fame through the 1942 children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift, illustrated by Lynd Ward.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Materials
- cast iron, concrete
- Heritage
- New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Height
- 40 m
- Place
- Manhattan, United States
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