Alternate Name(s):
Corolla
Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
currituck wide landscape.jpeg (529.74 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2022
Photo Credit:
Dave Zapatka
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Outer Banks/Whale Head Bay
Latitude:
36° 22.6'
Longitude:
75° 49.8'
City / Town:
Corolla
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Location County:
Currituck
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Foundation:
Timber/Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
158
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
150
Tower Shape:
Conical attached to Repair Room
Tower Daymark:
Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Stick style duplex
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
Other Structures:
PRIVY, CURRITUCK LIGHTHOUSE DEPOT (MOVED TO SITE IN 1920 TO BE USED AS 2ND KEEPERS QUARTERS, NOW A MUSEUM SHOP), 2 CISTERNS, STOREHOUSE/PRIVY (USED AS OFFICE)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
First order, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
First order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017