Existing
Historic Tower:
- Year Light First Lit: 1764
- Is the Light Operational? YES
- Date Deactivated: N/A
- Automated: 1965
- Foundation Materials: STONE
- Construction Materials: RUBBLESTONE W/BRICK INTERIOR
- Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH RED LANTERN
- Shape: OCTAGONAL
- Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
- Tower Height: 85
- Original Optic: 18 LAMPS, 21" REFLECTORS
- Year Original Lens Installed: 1842
- Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
- Year Present Lens Installed: 1857
- Height of Focal Plane: 88
- Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Previous Tower(s): N/A
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? NO
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
- Year Constructed: 1883
- Number of Stories: 2.5
- Architectural Style: DUPLEX
- Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Other Structures: 2-DOOR GARAGE
Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK
Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (USCG RETAINS ACCESS TO OPTIC)
Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)
Web Site: Link
National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #66000468
Name of Listing: SANDY HOOK LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:
NATIONAL HISTORIC
LANDMARK Study
HABS/HAER
Documentation? YES, NJ-326
Miscellaneous:
OLDEST OPERATING LIGHTHOUSE; FIRST SIREN FOG SIGNAL INSTALLED 1868; UNDERWENT
REHABILITATION IN 2000 |
