That’s Charlotte New York, not North Carolina!
A quaint lakeside community, Charlotte is located north of Rochester at the terminus of the Genesee River. A beautiful park sits on the bank of the river with piers jutting out into Lake Ontario. Charlotte is home to fantastic brick and Medina stone lighthouse. This beautiful building was saved from destruction by the town’s high school in the 60’s and is now operated by volunteers as a historical museum during the summer. Visitors can climb the lighthouse tower for a fabulous view of the area and lake, as well as view historic photographs in the house itself. The lighthouse was decommissioned long ago, when the piers built to keep sandbars from forming in the mouth of the river actually created a build up of silt and sand that moved the shoreline too far from the light for it to be effective. A small electric pier light now guides ships and recreational vessels safely into the Port of Rochester. If you’re in the Rochester area, be sure to visit Charlotte and it’s historic lighthouse. Admission is free, but donations are always gratefully accepted and help the volunteers to keep up the house, light and surrounding landscape. Click on the photograph of the lighthouse if you would like to purchase prints, mousepads or other products featuring the light. Or, visit our website here for architecture products: http://www.cafepress.com/photographz/2633153
You can also choose this unique view of the cast iron spiral staircase from the lightouse:
