Type:
Year Established:
1872
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
165_Lambert_Point_VA_1915_CG2.jpg (3.18 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1915
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Elizabeth River
Latitude:
360° 52.30'
Longitude:
76° 19.57'
City / Town:
NORFOLK
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1892
Disposition:
Foundation Weakened Due to Consruction of Coal Piers and Light Obstructed; Fog Signal Reestablished 1901
Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 Feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5th Order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018