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Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Elevation of Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey · Built 1764

The HABS record gives the date of erection as 1764, and notes that the lighthouse was practically rebuilt in 1857. It is a tower ninety feet high, with a stone foundation.

  • Materials: foundation of stone, per HABS data pages

Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.