National Register of Historic Places

Sapelo Island Lighthouse

Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia
Listed
August 25, 1997
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000335

About this property

Sapelo Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Georgia, United States, near the southern tip of Sapelo Island. It is the nation's second-oldest brick lighthouse and the oldest survivor among lighthouses designed by Winslow Lewis. The lighthouse, oil building, the cistern, the footing of the 1905 light, the ruins of the fortification, and the associated range light were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The lighthouse is a 65-foot (20 m) brick structure, about 30 feet (9.1 m) in diameter at the base and 12 feet (3.7 m) at the top. Its brick walls are several feet thick at the bottom, tapering to about two feet thick at the top.

Location

Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia
31.42042, -81.27923

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When was Sapelo Island Lighthouse listed on the National Register?

Sapelo Island Lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Sapelo Island Lighthouse?

Sapelo Island Lighthouse is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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