Sea Grit Lighthouse

United States

Manufacture Date Unknown Date as the lens was purchased from Australia on an eBay auction in 2002.
Lighthouse Construction 1896
Country United States
Commissioning Body US Lighthouse Services (Now US Coast Guard)
Lens Order 4th order
Lens Type Revolving
Status publish
Light Character Revolving Flashing Red three times per revolution.
Lighthouse Markings The lighthouse is a large red brick structure with a light tower built on the dwelling. This is the last Lighthouse buit on the Atlantic Coast with a tower and a dwelling intigrated into the same structure.
Lighthouse Parts None
Management Body Ports Authority Sea Grit Borough, New Jersey
Preserver Sea Grit Borough
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Climate Change Impact Observations None
Condition Observations In beautiful restored condition both inside and out.
Open Status (Site) Open
Open Status (Tower) Open
Coordinates 40.1366344228,-74.0275223133
Other The Chance lens was purchased in 2002 from an Austrailan owner in an eBay auction for the amount of $20,000 and is on display at the lighthouse site. It is not installed in the tower as the tower was animated. The lighthouse is open to visitors Sundays from 2:00PM-4:00PM. Nearby accomadations are available.
Data Source Seagritlighthouse.com
Lighthousefriends.com
Inactive Chance Lens Deactivated Original lense in the lighthouse was decommissioned 1945.

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