North Brother Island (New York)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1870 | F W. W12. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 |
| 1878-1879 | F W. W11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 185 |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 193 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 201 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 267 | |
| 1898 | Iso W 10s. W111/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 317 |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 333 | |
| 1905 | Iso W 10s. W12. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 380 | |
| 1915 | Iso W 10s. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 479 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 493 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 513 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 531 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 480 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 570 | |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 548 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 675 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953 | Iso W 10s. W12. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 960 |
| 1954-1955 | Iso W 10s. W12. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 960 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1037 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1037 | |
| 1963-1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1270 | |
| 1969-1972 | ||
| 1973-1979 | Iso W 10s. W14. | |
| 1982 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1870 | 6th | N/A | 50 | Keeper's dwelling, with light on top, built of wood, one story high, with Mansard roof. Building painted light drab with brown trimmings. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 |
| 1878-1879 | 38 | Tower rising in the centre of the front of keeper's dwelling, which is a one-story frame house, with Mansard roof. Building painted light drab, with brown trimmings. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 185 | ||
| 1886 | White dwelling, with Mansard roof, surmounted by a black lantern. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 193 | |||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 201 | ||||
| 1893 | White dwelling, with Mansard roof, surmounted by black lantern. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 267 | |||
| 1898 | 461/2 | White dwelling, with Mansard roof, surmounted by black lantern. White wedged-shaped fog bell tower southeasterly of lighthouse-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 317 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 333 | ||||
| 1905 | 4th | White dwelling, with Mansard roof, surmounted by black lantern. White wedged-shaped fog-bell tower southeasterly of light-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 | ||
| 1908 | White dwelling, with Mansard roof, surmounted by a black lantern; white wedged-shaped fog-bell tower SE'ly of light-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 380 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 43 | 47 | White dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 479 |
| 1917 | 45 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 493 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 513 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 531 | ||||
| 1931 | 4 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 480 | |||
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 570 | ||||
| 1940 | 4 e | N/A | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 548 | ||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 675 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 960 | |||
| 1954-1955 | N/A | N/A | 40 | White skeleton tower, white dwelling nearby. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 960 |
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1037 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1037 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1270 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1870 | None | None | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 |
| 1878-1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 185 | ||
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 193 | ||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 201 | ||
| 1893 | Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 267 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 317 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 333 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 | ||
| 1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 380 | |
| 1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 479 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 493 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 513 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 531 | ||
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 480 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 570 | ||
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 548 | ||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 675 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950 | |||
| 1951-1952 | BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | ||
| 1953-1955 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 960 | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1037 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1037 | ||
| 1963-1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1270 | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1970-1979 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. Continuous operation. | ||
| 1982 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. Continuous operation. |
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1869 - 1984 (Exact location of original 1869 lighthouse. Location of modern 1953 light was within 50 feet of the 1869 lighthouse and closer to the water. Deactivated around 1985.) |
