Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse (Little Red Lighthouse)

The Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse, erected in 1880 and moved to its current site in 1921, has become widely known as the children's literary landmark, "The Little Red Lighthouse." The story of the lighthouse in Fort Washington Park was popularized by the children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge, by Hildegarde H. Swift with illustrations by Lynd Ward, published in 1942. The Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse, which formerly had stood as the North Hook Beacon at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, from 1880-1917, was reconstructed in 1921 by the United States Bureau of Lighthouses as part of a project to improve the navigational aids on the Hudson River.

The Lighthouse is located in Fort Washington Park, 178th Street & Hudson River, beneath the George Washington Bridge. If you are arriving by Subway or Car, the best route into the park is found at Lafayette Place at W. 181st Street. From there follow the steps down to the footbridge over the highway, and then follow the path down to the park. Continue south to the Lighthouse.