Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Hereford Inlet Light (Old)

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HEREFORD INLET LIGHT (OLD)

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: HEREFORD INLET ENTRANCE
Nearest City: NORTH WILDWOOD
County: CAPE MAY
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1874

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, ca. 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1964-1983
Automated: 1964
Foundation Materials: WOOD PILINGS
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 57
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: MODERN OPTIC
Year Present Lens Installed: 1986
Height of Focal Plane: 53
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER ON DISPLAY IN MUSEUM

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1874
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM / PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW JERSEY / TOWN OF NORTH WILDWOOD / HEREFORD INLET LIGHTHOUSE COMMISSSION

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77000859
Name of Listing: HEREFORD LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1976

Miscellaneous:
LIGHTHOUSE WAS MOVED 150 FEET WEST IN 1914; NEW IRON TOWER ERECTED 1915 WHICH REPLACED OLD LIGHT FROM 1964 TO 1983; OPTIC RETURNED TO OLD TOWER 1986

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 11 2002 10:50:02 am EDT
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