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469: 445: 457: 2102: 323:, but was repaired by Union forces in 1863, who depended on the light for navigation. In the 1870s, concerns about the condition and safety of the old Lighthouse at Cape Henry following a lightning strike that caused large cracks in the structure led to the construction of a new, taller, lighthouse at Cape Henry (pictured to the right) in 1881, which stands 350 feet to the northeast of the original tower. The old tower remained standing, used as a daymark and as a basis for triangulation. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1983 and remains in use today. 88: 1069: 113: 433: 421: 71: 1026: 2109: 120: 95: 291:. The location has long been important for the large amount of ocean-going shipping traffic for the harbors, its rivers, and shipping headed to ports on the bay. The original lighthouse was the first authorized by the U.S. government, dating from 1792. It was also the first federal construction project under the 295:, for an original contract amount of $ 15,200 (an additional $ 2,500 was required to finish the lighthouse). A second lighthouse was built and completed in 1881 a short distance away after concern arose about the stability of the first. Both towers of the light station were designated a 375:(formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities). A brick lining and an iron stairway have been added to the interior. The lighthouse is open to the public and a fine view can be enjoyed from its observation platform. It was designated a 335:
visited Cape Henry Lighthouse and described it as "an octangular truncated pyramid of eight sides, rising 90 feet to the light..." The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse is 26 feet in diameter at its base, and 16 feet at its top. It was built with
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The first work of the new U.S. Federal government, the first Cape Henry lighthouse was built of Aquia and Rappahannock sandstone by
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and was completed in October, 1792. McComb was one of the architects involved in the construction of
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and would go on to design other lighthouses. The lighthouse's design was based on the 1767
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designated the lighthouse a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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Cape Henry Lighthouse webpage on the Preservation Virginia website
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The new lighthouse, 157 feet (48 m) tall, was built of
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The second Cape Henry Lighthouse, erected 1881, in 2017
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register

Cape Henry Lighthouses is located in Virginia
Cape Henry Lighthouses is located in the United States
Virginia Beach, Virginia
36°55′32″N 76°0′30″W / 36.92556°N 76.00833°W / 36.92556; -76.00833
MPS
Light Stations of the United States MPS
66000910
lighthouses
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
U.S. state
Virginia
Constitution
National Historic Landmark
John McComb Jr.
New York City Hall
Cape Henlopen Light
American Civil War
Benjamin Latrobe
Aquia Creek sandstone
the same source
White House
cast iron
wrought iron
Fresnel lens
Preservation Virginia

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