• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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Cape Lookout Light Station

A "Light Station" consists not only of the actual lighthouse but also any supporting structures such as the keeper's quarters, oil house, cisterns, coal and wood sheds and any other storage or work buildings.  In the 20th century, a radio-beacon or other electronic navigational aid might have been added to the station.

A list of the known Keepers of the Cape Lookout light is also available.

 
The Cape Lookout Light Station in 1913
This image from 1913 shows the other buildings of the Cape Lookout Light Station clustered around the base of the lighthouse.
 
 
 
 

Did You Know?

Portsmouth villagers stand on the steps of their newly completed church in 1915.

Portsmouth Village had as many as 685 people living there near its height in 1860.  Buildings still standing there today include a church, Life-Saving Station, post office and school. Cape Lookout National Seashore More...