 East Point Light, 2014 | |
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| Location | Lighthouse Road, near the junction of East Point Road Maurice River Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′45″N 75°1′38″W / 39.19583°N 75.02722°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1849 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1911 |
| Height | 40 feet (12.2 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal on roof of rectangular building |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1849 |
| Deactivated | 1941–1980 |
| Focal height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 6s |
Maurice River Lighthouse | |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Architect | N. & S. Middleton |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001047[1] (original) 15000763[2] (increase) |
| NJRHP No. | 2801[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1995 |
| Boundary increase | October 30, 2015 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 17, 1995 |
The East Point Light, known as the Maurice River Light before 1913, is a lighthouse located in Heislerville, New Jersey on the Delaware Bay at the mouth of the Maurice River in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The lighthouse was built in 1849 and is the second oldest in New Jersey, with only the Sandy Hook Light, which was built in 1764, being older.[4] The light was inactive from 1941 and was nearly destroyed by fire in 1971. The light was reinstated by the United States Coast Guard in 1980. Exterior restoration was completed in 1999.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1995 for its significance in engineering, maritime history, and transportation.[4] It became part of the Maurice River Lighthouse and East Point Archeological District on October 30, 2015.[2] The lighthouse was fully restored in 2017. The lighthouse is an active navigational aid and currently under the stewardship of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#95001047)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Maurice River Lighthouse and East Point Archeological District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 3.
- ^ a b Gowdy, James T. (August 25, 1995). "NRHP Nomination: East Point Lighthouse". National Park Service.
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