National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark
Light
First lit
1867
Deactivated
N/A
Focal height
47 m (154 ft)
Lens
first-order Fresnel Len
Range
19 miles (17 nmi; 31 km)
Characteristic
Double-flash every five seconds
Assateague Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Nearest city
Chincoteague, Virginia
Area
9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built by
Barbier & Fenestre
NRHP reference No.
73001989[1]
VLR No.
160-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
June 4, 1973
Designated VLR
December 16, 1980[2]
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States.
The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel. It is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and is still used as an active aid in navigation. The keeper's quarters are used as seasonal housing for refuge temporary employees, volunteers, and interns. Constructed in 1867 to replace a shorter lighthouse 45-foot-tall (14 m) built in 1833, the lighthouse is conical in shape and is painted in alternating bands of red and white.
A $1.5 million renovation was completed in October 2013. This included replacement of the lower gallery deck, removal & replacement of glass, restoration of the widow's walk & painting of the exterior.[3]
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
^"Assateague Lighthouse Restoration", Chincoteague Island Website, Retrieved 2014-07-1
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