Inventory of Historic Light Stations--North Carolina Lighthouses--Cape Lookout Light

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CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHT

State: NORTH CAROLINA
Location: CORE BANKS / CAPE LOOKOUT
Nearest City: BEAUFORT
County: CARTERET
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1812

NPS photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1859
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1950
Foundation Materials: WOOD PILINGS/DRESSED STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: B/W DIAGONALLY CHECKERED W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 169
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
Present Optic: DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 156
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIG. FIRST ORDER LENS TRANSFERRED TO BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHT
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1812
Description: BRICK TOWER INSIDE WOOD FRAME BUILDING, EXTERIOR SHINGLED AND PAINTED WITH RED AND WHITE STRIPES
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, COAL SHED, 2 CISTERNS, SUMMER KITCHEN, STABLE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/KEEPERS IS VISITORS CENTER IN NATIONAL PARK

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE W/U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site: Cape Lookout National Seashore

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #72000097
Name of Listing: CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS RESTORED 1988-1990; LIGHT TOWER TRANSFERRED TO THE NPS JUNE 14, 2003

Last Modified: Tue, Aug 05 2003 10:46:02 am EDT
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