Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Outer Lighthouse, sits at the end of the 2,750 east breakwater marking the entrance to the Connecticut River. The lighthouse was completed in 1886 and automated in 1959. In 1988 the original Fresnel lens was removed and replaced with a modern 300mm optic with a 1,000 watt bulb.

Goodspeed Opera House



The Opera House was originally built by a local merchant and banker, William Goodspeed. Construction began in 1876 and finished in 1877. Despite the name, it was not in fact an opera house, but rather a venue for presenting plays. Its first play, Charles II, opened on October 24, 1877. After William Goodspeed's death, the opera house fell into disrepair, facing a series of less glamorous uses—from a militia base during World War I to a general store and a Department of Transportation storage facility.