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Location: Fort Story, Virginia Beach, VA,
Coordinates: 36°55'32", N 76°0'30" W
Date Built: Commissioned 1881
Type of Structure: Iron tower
Height: 170 feet
Foghorn: Yes
Appropriation: $100,000
Range: 18.5 miles
Status: Standing and Active

We were here on Oct 19 2016. They were in the middle of repainting the tower.
The tower is not open for climbing

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Grounds/dwellings/tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2 2002, a National Historic Landmark on April 15 1970 and Virginia Landmarks Register on September 10 2003

Access:Car-but must pass a security check point