Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--East Point (Maurice River) Light

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EAST POINT (MAURICE RIVER) LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: MAURICE RIVER / DELAWARE BAY
Nearest City: HEISLERVILLE
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1849

1989 photo by Robert Lewis

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1849
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1941-1980
Automated: 1911
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: WHITEWASHED BRICK
Markings/Patterns: BLACK LANTERN ON HOUSE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON ROOF OF SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1849
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1980
Height of Focal Plane: 43
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1849
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: COLONIAL (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1901)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/UNDER RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW JERSEY/MAURICE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #95001047
Name of Listing: MAURICE RIVER LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1993

Miscellaneous:
BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE (JULY 1971); RESTORED LIGHT WAS RELIT IN 1980

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 11 2002 10:29:02 am EDT
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