Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Chapel Hill Range Rear Light

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CHAPEL HILL RANGE REAR LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: SANDY HOOK BAY / NEW YORK HARBOR
Nearest City: LEONARDO
County: MONMOUTH
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1856

Photo by Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1856
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated:
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BRICK
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: BIEGE
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 31
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: NONE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 224
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER AT NAVESINK TWIN LIGHTS MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Type: SKELETAL

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1856
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
FRONT RANGE IS CONOVER BEACON; BEST PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THREE SETS OF IDENTICAL 1856 RANGE TOWERS

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 08 2002 11:48:02 am EDT
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