Type:
Year Established:
1821
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1997
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
National Park Service
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY
Latitude:
37° 23.4'
Longitude:
76° 11.4'
City / Town:
MATHEWS
U.S. State:
Virginia
Location County:
MATHEWS
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1894
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON OCTAGONAL DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1894
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN (INTEGRAL)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1897
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017