W side of Bridgeport Harbor at Tongue Point, Bridgeport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 29, 1990. NRIS 89001478.
Part of Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS (NRIS 64500080).
1 contributing structure.
Tongue Point Light Lighthouse, also known as Bridgeport Breakwater or Bug Light, is a lighthouse on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance, in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the United States. Built in 1891 and moved to its present location in 1919, it was instrumental in the development of the city's inner harbor as a transshipment point, Connecticut rail and water freight transport systems. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353084