He is best remembered today for having built New Jersey's Sandy Hook Lighthouse in 1764, a structure whose principal task has been from the outset to guide ships into New York Harbor. Today it is the oldest standing navigational aid of any kind in the United States. Several later towers were based upon Conro's design, although he had no hand in their construction. His work was so solid that an 1852 Congressional inquiry determined Sandy Hook one of the three best-built lighthouses in the country.[1]
isaac, conro, stonemason, from, york, city, best, remembered, today, having, built, jersey, sandy, hook, lighthouse, 1764, structure, whose, principal, task, been, from, outset, guide, ships, into, york, harbor, today, oldest, standing, navigational, kind, uni. Isaac Conro was a stonemason from New York City He is best remembered today for having built New Jersey s Sandy Hook Lighthouse in 1764 a structure whose principal task has been from the outset to guide ships into New York Harbor Today it is the oldest standing navigational aid of any kind in the United States Several later towers were based upon Conro s design although he had no hand in their construction His work was so solid that an 1852 Congressional inquiry determined Sandy Hook one of the three best built lighthouses in the country 1 He died in 1771 References edit Rowlett Russ The Oldest U S Towers 1764 1791 The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill nbsp This article about a United States architect or architectural firm is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isaac Conro amp oldid 1207845430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
