MikeSea Girt Lighthouse, Sea Girt, NJ, 4/12/26.
Took a bit of a detour yesterday on the drive back from Delaware to go to New Jersey to climb Sea Girt Lighthouse on their first open day of the year. So glad I did! This is a very charming little lighthouse that has been lovingly restored and maintained. The docents were super friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to share their love of this lighthouse. Had a great chat with one of the docents, Bill, who explained the lighthouse was built midway between Barnegat and Navesink light stations to fill in the navigational gap between them. He was keen to point out the details of the brickwork on the exterior and of the woodwork on the interior. I wish I had taken more photos of the inside, it was very beautiful—especially the living room in the front of the house that features a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves (evidently after the Coast Guard sold the building to the town in the 1950s, it served as the town’s library for about 20 years). The original fourth order Fresnel lens is on display on the second floor.
#seagirtlighthouse #lighthouse #phare #faro #leuchtturm #灯台 #todai #newjersey #seagirt #seagirtNJ
Took a bit of a detour yesterday on the drive back from Delaware to go to New Jersey to climb Sea Girt Lighthouse on their first open day of the year. So glad I did! This is a very charming little lighthouse that has been lovingly restored and maintained. The docents were super friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to share their love of this lighthouse. Had a great chat with one of the docents, Bill, who explained the lighthouse was built midway between Barnegat and Navesink light stations to fill in the navigational gap between them. He was keen to point out the details of the brickwork on the exterior and of the woodwork on the interior. I wish I had taken more photos of the inside, it was very beautiful—especially the living room in the front of the house that features a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves (evidently after the Coast Guard sold the building to the town in the 1950s, it served as the town’s library for about 20 years). The original fourth order Fresnel lens is on display on the second floor.
#seagirtlighthouse #lighthouse #phare #faro #leuchtturm #灯台 #todai #newjersey #seagirt #seagirtNJ
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