Currituck Beach Lighthouse
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHTHOUSE by PRISCILLA BURGERS
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina. An example of Gothic Revival architecture, the Currituck Beach Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1973. On December 1, 1875, the Currituck Beach Light was completed. Unlike other Outer Banks lighthouses, Currituck Beach Light was not painted, leaving its brick facade visible. In 1939, the lighthouse was automated following a merger of the United States Coast Guard with the Bureau of Lighthouses. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse was the last major brick lighthouse built on the Outer Banks.
The Outer Banks Conservationists (OBC) performed much of the reconstruction and refurbishing work since 1980 through private funding and volunteer work. Since 1991 visitors have been allowed to climb the original 220 steps to the outdoor gallery. Access to the lens room is not permitted as the first order lens is not only the original lens, but it is still a functioning one. The light comes on every night and shines from 158 feet at 20-second intervals to warn ships close to the chain of barrier islands along the coast.
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SOLD:
An oval ornament to a buyer in Mocksville, NC on 12/15/2021. Thank you!
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May 1st, 2017
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