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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This inactive lighthouse is part of a Coast Guard station. The active 1901 Brant Point Lighthouse is a short distance away.
Tower Height: 47
Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower with lantern removed.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1746
Date Present Tower Built: 1856
Date Deactivated: 1900
Optics: 1856: Fourth order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Part of Coast Guard station.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
The Coast Guard station is not open to the public, but the lighthouse can be easily viewed from the road leading to the 1901 Brant Point Light. It can also be seen from ferries coming to Nantucket.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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