Date station established: 1849 Rebuilt: 1ST STATION BUILT 1849, 2ND 1872, AND 3RD 1894
Date current building(s) built: 1894
Builder: U.S. LIFESAVING SERVICE
Design Type: DULUTH
Designer: GEORGE R. TOLMAN

Is station active? NO
Date deactived: 1946

Existing Structures: STATION BUILDING, CISTERN

Are there existing vessels? NO

Current use: NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER FEATURING EXHIBITS ON THE STATION AND THE U.S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE
Open to the public? YES
Hours: OPEN DAILY
Public Phone: 732-872-5970
Access: SANDY HOOK UNIT, GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
SANDY HOOK UNIT, GATEWAY NRA
P.O. BOX 530
SANDY HOOK, NJ 07732

National Register status: LISTED as FORT HANCOCK U.S. LIFESAVING STATION and as part of SANDY HOOK NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

Miscellaneous:
1849 STATION EXISTS AT TWIN LIGHTS STATE HISTORIC SITE, 1872 STATION DEMOLISHED, 1894 STATION BECAME PARK OF SANDY HOOK STATE PARK 1962-1973 AND PARK OF NPS 1974.