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Managing Organization:
Private owner
Notes:
This lighthouse once stood offshore on a screwpile foundation. It was moved onshore in 1955 and became a private residence. The Washington County Historical Society has built a replica of the earlier 1866 Roanoke River Lighthouse for use as a maritime museum in Plymouth.
Tower Height: 35
Description of Tower: White, square wood tower attached to two-story keeper's house.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Integral two-story wood keeper's house.
Earlier Towers?
1835: Lightship. 1866: Screwpile lighthouse, destroyed by ice in 1885.
Date Established: 1835
Date Present Tower Built: 1887
Tower Moved?
1955
Date Deactivated: 1941
Optics: 1903: Fourth order Fresnel lens.
Fog Signal: Originally bell.
Current Use: Private residence.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Steve Wright reports in June 2003: "The lighthouse is visible across a small cove from opposite number 106 Blount Rd. The properties closest to the cove are posted requesting that people photographing the lighthouse remain on the street."
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