Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Georgia Lighthouses--St. Simon Island Light

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND LIGHT

State: GEORGIA
Location: ST. SIMONS SOUND
Nearest City: BRUNSWICK
County: GLYNN
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1811

Photo courtesy of Frank Strumfa,
Coastal Georgia Historical Society

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1872
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1954
Foundation Materials: TABBY
Construction Materials: BRICK/IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 104
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1872
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1872
Height of Focal Plane: 106
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1810
Description: TABBY OCTAGONAL
Fate/Disposition: BLOWN UP BY CONFEDERATE FORCES, 1861

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1872
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1890), ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, GAZEBO

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: COASTAL GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #72000386
Name of Listing: ST. SIMONS LIGHTHOUSE & LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS' BLDG
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1972

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO THE COASTAL GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 2004 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 1:35:02 pm EDT
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