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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