Inventory of Historic Light Stations--North Carolina Lighthouses--Roanoke River Light

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ROANOKE RIVER LIGHT

State: NORTH CAROLINA
Location: RELOCATED FROM ABERMARLE SOUND
Nearest City: EDENTON
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1835

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1903
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1941
Automated:
Foundation Materials: ORIG. IRON SCREW PILE
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER ON BROWN PILES
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 35
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? YES, 1955

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description: LIGHTSHIP
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? UNKNOWN

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (RELOCATED)

Year Constructed: 1903
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED LIGHTSHIP; WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PLANS TO ACQUIRE STRUCTURE

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 9:26:02 am EDT
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