It stands at the end of a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) breakwater at mouth of Oswego River, extending one-half mile (0.80 km) out onto Lake Ontario.

The six were: [5] The original fourth order Fresnel lens was removed to the H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego in 1995.

The superstructure has bolted steel plate and iron walls, roof, doors, window shutters.

It has a one-story hipped roof living quarters with a three-story tower at the north east corner of the caisson.

Finishes include plaster walls, vinyl-asbestos floor tiles and varnished wood trim throughout.

The conveyance, which includes the light and keeper's quarters, will become part of the city's waterfront access program.