Historic lighthouse in New Jersey getting $1.3M renovation
The Barnegat Lighthouse, located at the northernmost tip of Long Beach Island, will close to visitors on Monday, and the construction work is expected to continue there through October.
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BARNEGAT LIGHT, N,J, — An historic lighthouse in southern New Jersey will soon be shuttered for several months as it undergoes a $1.3 million renovation.
The Barnegat Lighthouse, located at the northernmost tip of Long Beach Island, will close to visitors on Monday, and the construction work is expected to continue there through October, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday. Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, though, will remain open while the work proceeds.
The planned renovations include a complete exterior restoration of the lighthouse, masonry recoating and repairs to the brick facade, along with interior lantern steel platform repairs, roof repairs and the installation of new windows. The Friends Of The Barnegat Lighthouse group will donate a new beacon light and security fencing.
The renovation project at the site in Barnegat Light.is being funded by the state's corporate business tax, the DEP said.
Built in 1856, the lighthouse was decommissioned in 1927 and remained dark until 2009, when the Friends of the Barnegat Lighthouse donated the current light. The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.