Brant Point Lighthouse (new)

Year Built

1901

Cost

$15,000

Type

Conical, footbridge to shore

Height

26 feet

Location

Nantucket

Automated Year

1965

First Lit

1901

Lens Type

Fifth order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

Bell (original), horn: 1 every 10s (current)

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White (tower), black (lantern)

Last Keeper - Date

Gerald M. Reed (1926 – at least 1942)

Description

A white cylindrical (wooden) tower, with foot bridge to shore

Brief History

•  A 1907 article states that the 1856 tower, still in good condition.
•  As erosion was threatening the 1901 lighthouse, an apron of riprap was placed around the tower in 1923.
•  Brant Point Light, the shortest light in New England, was changed from white to red in 1933.
•  Brant Point Lighthouse was automated in 1965, but the little conical tower with its black lantern still has many visitors.
•  Also found on the grounds home to the 1856 lighthouse, is a pair of range lights used to guide vessels into Nantucket Harbor.