Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Virginia--Old Point Comfort Light

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OLD POINT COMFORT LIGHT

State: VIRGINIA
Location: ENTRANCE TO HAMPTON ROADS HARBOR
Nearest City: HAMPTON
County: HAMPTON
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1774

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1992

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1802
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/GREEN LANTERN & RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 54
Original Optic: 11 LAMPS & 14-INCH REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1900
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: GARAGE; ONCE INCLUDED A DEPOT STATION

Current Use: AID TO NAVIGATION ON ARMY BASE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (LAND & TOWER) / U.S. ARMY (KEEPERS DWELLING)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73002212
Name of Listing: OLD POINT COMFORT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1972

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, VA-595-J

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 11:55:02 am EDT
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