Huntington Harbor Lighthouse

Year Built

1857

Cost

$4,000

Type

Square "Castle" Beaux-Arts

Height

42 feet

Location

Huntington Bay on Long Island

Automated Year

1949

First Lit

1912

Lens Type

Fifth Order Fresnel lens (original), 12 inches (current)

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Natural concrete

Last Keeper - Date

Richard J. White (1943 – 1948)

Description

The lighthouse is open to the public by appointment.

Brief History

•  The first keeper listed for Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse was John S. Wood, but he was replaced on August 11, 1857 by Abiathar Johnson, and the light wasn’t lit for the first time until November 15, 1857.
•  The old lighthouse was turned over to the state in 1924, and then to the town of Huntington in 1928.
•  In 1949, the light was fully automated. The deterioration of the unoccupied lighthouse started and would continue for almost two decades.
•  In 1985, a group called Save Huntington's Lighthouse was formed by local citizens to save the lighthouse from demolition.
•  In 2011, the Department of the Interior announced that Huntington Harbor Lighthouse would be transferred to the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society.