Hunting Island Lighthouse Complex

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Hunting Island State Park;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

442-029

Control Number:

U/13/442-029

Tax Number:

R300 011 000 0010 0000

Date Surveyed:

July 16 1997

Category:

Structure

Construction Date:

1875

Alteration Date:

1889

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Recreation & Culture

Number of Stories:

11

Construction Method:

iron exterior, brick interior

Exterior Walls Materials:

Other

Foundation Materials:

Concrete Blocks

Roof Shape:

circular with striations

Roof Materials:

unidentified metal

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

Round lighthouse, extending 133 feet above mean high tide. Iron exterior, painted white lower 2/3, black upper 1/3. Exterior walking platform at 9th stage; glass-enclosed beacon room at 11th stage. Secured to a concrete piling with iron rivets.

Alterations:

Originally built in to the north of the present location; moved in 1889, using the original materials.

Historical Information:

Original lighthouse for Hunting Island built in 1850s, destroyed by Confederates during Civil War. New lighthouse built in 1875, approximately 1.25 north of the present location. This site was threatened by erosion, and the lighthouse was moved to its

Source of Historical Information:

Mike Foley, Rowena Nyland, Stan Hutto, Hunting Island State Park Visitors Guide, 1993; Cole, Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, p. 67.; National Register Files

Quadrangle Name:

St Helena Sound

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