Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Sandy Hook Light

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SANDY HOOK LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: NEW YORK LOWER BAY
Nearest City: HIGHLANDS
County: MONMOUTH
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1764

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1764
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1965
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: RUBBLESTONE W/BRICK INTERIOR
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH RED LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 85
Original Optic: 18 LAMPS, 21" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1842
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1857
Height of Focal Plane: 88
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1883
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: 2-DOOR GARAGE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (USCG RETAINS ACCESS TO OPTIC)

Open to the Public? YES; GROUNDS OPEN DAILY, TOURS OF TOWER OFFERED ON WEEKENDS IN SPRING, SUMMER, & FALL BY NEW JERSEY LIGHTHOUSE SOCIEY

Public Information Phone: 732-872-5970

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #66000468
Name of Listing: SANDY HOOK LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Study

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, NJ-326

Miscellaneous:
OLDEST OPERATING LIGHTHOUSE; FIRST SIREN FOG SIGNAL INSTALLED 1868; UNDERWENT REHABILITATION IN 2000

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 11 2002 11:28:02 am EDT
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