Barber's Point Lighthouse

Year Built

1870

Cost

$15,000

Type

Square house with integral tower

Height

36 feet

Location

Barber's Point, southeast of Westport

Automated Year

1935

First Lit

1873

Lens Type

Fifth-Order Fresnel

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White tower w/Black trim on dwelling

Last Keeper - Date

Hans Christian Anderssen (1911 – 1934)

Description

The lighthouse is not open to the public and privately owned.

Brief History

•  A sum of $15,000 was finally allocated on July 15, 1870, but due to difficulties in securing a valid title for the desired parcel, construction did not begin until 1872.
•  Due to the remoteness of the lighthouse, the keeper was obliged to keep a horse for supplies, a barn was thus needed at the lighthouse, and $1,000 was requested for its construction in 1873.
•  After the Civil War, the Lighthouse Board gave preference to disabled veterans when filling lighthouse keeper positions.
•  In 1935, a steel skeletal tower, topped with an automatic light, replaced Barber’s Point Lighthouse.
•  The lighthouse and surrounding property were sold in 1936 and have been used as a private residence ever since.