Point No Point Lighthouse

Year Built

1905

Cost

$65,000

Type

Octagonal

Height

39 feet

Location

Off west shore of the Chesapeake Bay

Automated Year

1938, but remained staffed until 1962

First Lit

1905

Lens Type

Original: fourth order Fresnel lens - current: 14.8 inches (375 mm)

Fog Signal

Horn, 1 every 30 sec

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Black top, white bottom, red base

Last Keeper - Date

William Wrightson ( – 1962)

Description

The access to the lighthouse is not open to the public.

Brief History

•  By July 1904 the caisson foundation was set and filled and work had begun on the dwelling/tower.
•  1938, the light was fully automated, but remained manned by a crew of coastguardsmen.
•  In 1988 and 1989, the Coast Guard refurbished the roof, lantern room, gallery railing and access ladders.
•  While the Coast Guard continued its repair efforts in the early 1990s, the Maryland Historical Trust reported that the interior of the structure was deteriorating.
•  The cost burden of continuing maintenance has led the federal government to move to divest itself of the structure, and a proclamation on May 11, 2006 made it available to non-profits, government agencies.