Lighthouse keeper dwellings designs were often reused, especially after the Civil War. Many no longer survive. This page attempts to track dwellings of similiar design.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Isabel | TX |
1855 |
1861? |
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| Fort Barrancas Range | FL |
1887? |
1920s? |
demolished? |
Characteristics: small 1-story or 1.5-story square wooden dwelling with porch on front.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Island | FL |
1855? |
1873 |
destroyed by hurricane |
first use; design by Daniel Ledbetter, 8th District Engineer |
| Chandeleur Island | LA |
1856 |
1893? |
destroyed by hurricane? |
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| Cat Island | MS |
1860? |
1861? |
burned during Civil War |
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| Cape San Blas | FL |
1860s |
1883? |
demolished/destroyed |
site destroyed by erosion |
Characteristics: octagonal wooden two-story dwelling, elevated on screwpiles
Note: designed by Daniel Ledbetter, 8th Lighthouse District Engineer
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenwick Island | DE |
1858 |
n/a |
extant |
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| New Point Comfort | VA |
1866? |
1919? |
demolished? |
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| Oak Island Range | NC |
1866? |
aft. 1895 |
not extant |
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| Georgetown | SC |
1867 |
1968 |
destroyed by fire |
Characteristics: 2 or 2.5 story wooden dwelling with gable roof. Chimney at one end. Front door is off center. 2 or 3 windows across the front, 2 windows on each side.
Variantions:
Porch is either a small gable covering over the door or across the entire front. Kitchen in the back, either attached or slightly detached.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Inlet | FL |
1887 |
n/a |
2 |
extant - museums |
both assistant keeper dwellings (but not head keeper's dwelling) |
| Cape Romain | SC |
1 |
destroyed |
other keeper dwelling used different design | ||
| Fort McRae Range | FL |
1889? |
1910s? |
1 |
destroyed or demolished |
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| Tybee Island | GA |
2 |
extant |
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| Ship Island | MS |
1 |
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| Elba Island | GA |
1 |
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| Cape Fear | NC |
1903? |
3 |
extant - rental cottages |
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| Southwest Pass (Entrance) | LA |
1909 |
3 |
Characteristics: Rectangular or T-shaped 1-story dwelling (wood or brick), gable roof, front door with porch across "top" of T. If T-shaped, kitchen is in base of T. One chimney each end end. Sometimes built with detached kitchen which was subsequently connected.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras | NC |
1874 |
n/a |
1 |
extant |
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| Morris Island (Charleston) | SC |
1876? |
1938? |
1 |
demolished |
elevated |
| Schuykill Range | PA |
1884? |
some modifications | |||
| Point San Luis (San Luis Obispo) |
CA |
1894 |
1 |
Characteristics: T-shaped wooden 1.5, 2, or 2.5-story dwelling, front door with porch on "top" of T, kitchen in base of T with first-floor porch on one side, three chimneys (one at each end).
Notes:
Similiar design used for some early Navy wireless telegraph stations and some military family housing.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrowstone Point | WA | |||||
| Duluth South Breakwater Range | MN | |||||
| Race Point | MA |
Characteristics: T-shaped wooden 2-story dwelling with Jerkinhead roof. 1-2 chimneys on roof spine.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Island | SC |
1873 |
1 |
destroyed |
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| Morris Island | SC |
1876 |
1 |
demolished (1938) |
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| Currituck | NC |
1876 |
n/a |
1 |
extant |
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| Crisp Point | MI |
1904 |
1 |
destroyed |
Characteristics: "+" shaped wooden 2.5-story dwelling (rectangular main portion with mirrored wings), kitchens in shorter arms with first-floor porch on one side, four chimneys (one at each end).
Notes: very similiar to the "Big T" design.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Sherman |
AK |
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| Point Retreat | AK |
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| Fairway Island | AK |
Characteristics: T-shaped wooden(?) 2-story dwelling with cross-gabled roof, with attached one-story story kitchen(?). Off-center chimney.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibbetts Point | NY | |||||
| Oak Orchard | NY | 1871? | ||||
| Fairhaven | NY | |||||
| East Chop | MA | |||||
| West Chop | MA | |||||
| Maumee Bay Range | OH |
Characteristics: L-shaped wooden 2-story dwelling with cross-gabled roof. 1 or 2 chimneys on roof spine.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Quantity |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras | NC |
1850s? |
n/a |
1 |
extant - museum | dwelling extended (1892) |
| Assateague | VA |
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| Pensacola | FL |
1868? |
n/a |
1 |
extant - museum | shared by three keepers; later connected to lighthouse wrap-around verandas later added around both floors |
| Bodie Island | NC |
1872 |
n/a |
1 |
extant - museum | |
| Cape Lookout | NC |
1873 |
n/a |
1 |
extant | |
| St. Augustine | FL |
1874 |
n/a |
1 |
extant - museum | also has two detached kitchens flanking front porch |
| Concord Point (Havre de Grace) |
MD |
1827/1884 |
n/a |
1 |
extant | originally a one-story building resembles this style following rennovations & addition of second story (1884) |
| Turkey Point | MD |
1833/1889 |
1 |
extant | originally a one-story building resembles this style following rennovations & addition of second story (1889) |
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| Point Wilson | WA |
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| Point No Point | WA |
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| Fort Gratoit (Port Huron) |
MI |
1875 |
variant with Jerkinhead roof; also has attached one-story wing |
Characteristics: brick two-story rectangular, front door on long side with first floor porch, chimneys at both ends
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Qty |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn Point | WA |
1893 |
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| Umpqua River | OR |
1894 |
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| Patos Island | WA |
1894 |
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| Slip Point | WA |
1905 |
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| Coquille River | OR |
1896 |
not extant |
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| Burrows Island | WA |
1906 |
n/a |
1 |
extant |
Characteristics: symetric 1.5-story duplex with Jerkinhead roof. Wide central dormer with multiple windows. Two chimneys. Porche across front with two sets of stairs.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Qty |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape St. George | FL |
1853 |
1990s? |
1 |
destroyed by erosion |
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| Pass A L'Outre (Pass a Loutre) |
LA |
1863 |
aft. 1930 |
1 |
destroyed |
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| Bolivar Point | TX |
1871 |
1915 |
1 |
destroyed by hurricane |
identical to Pass A L'Outre dwelling |
Characteristics: rectangular 1.5-story single-family brick dwelling with veranda, gable roof, and dormer on one or both sides.
| Station | State |
Constructed |
Removed |
Qty |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Inlet | FL |
1883 |
1959 |
1 |
demolished |
head keeper's dwelling; expanded 1907 & 1929 |
| Egmont Key | FL |
1899 |
1954? |
1 |
demolished |
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| Cape San Blas | FL |
1905 |
n/a |
2 |
extant |
moved 1918 & 2015 |
| Bolivar Point | TX |
1909? |
1915 |
1 |
destroyed by hurricane |
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| Cedar Point Range | MI |
1 |
extant - vacation home |
Characteristics: rectangular wooden two-story dwelling with wrap-around veranda, front entrance at short end
| Station | State |
Elevated? |
Qty |
Constructed |
Removed |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Island | MS |
no |
1 |
1856? |
1859? |
destroyed by hurricane? |
designed, but unclear if a structure of this design was ever built at the station |
| Sand Island | AL |
yes |
1 |
1858 |
1863 |
destroyed during Civil War |
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| Cape St. George | FL |
slightly |
1 |
1877 |
1961 |
destroyed by fire |
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| Tortugas Harbor (Garden Key) | FL |
no |
1 |
1878? |
1911? |
destroyed by fire |
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| Sanibel Island | FL |
yes |
2 |
1884 |
n/a |
extant |
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| Cape San Blas | FL |
yes |
2 |
1885 |
1894 |
destroyed by hurricane |
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| Amelia Island | FL |
partly (on slope) |
1 |
27 Apr 1886 |
1960 |
demolished |
replacement dwelling |
| Ship Island | MS |
no |
1 |
1886 |
1949 |
dismantled & rebuilt elsewhere |
replacement dwelling dwelling reportedly rebuilt in Biloxi after 1949 |
| Tchefuncte River | LA |
no |
1 |
1887 |
1955 |
sold & moved offsite |
replacement dwelling now at Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum |
| Ponce Inlet | FL |
no |
1 |
1887 |
n/a |
extant - museum |
head keeper's dwelling |
| Anclote Keys | FL |
yes |
2 |
1887 |
1980s? |
destoryed by arson |
brick pilings remain |
| Key West | FL |
no |
1 |
1887 |
n/a |
extant - museum |
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| Aransas Pass (Lydia Ann) | TX |
yes? |
1 |
1888 |
n/a |
extant - privately owned |
other dwelling is of different design |
| Crooked River | FL |
no |
2 |
1895 |
1950s? |
one destroyed offsite one extant offsite |
replica built at station ca. 2010 |
| Brazos River | TX |
yes |
2 |
1896 |
1967? |
demolished? |
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| Chandeleur Island | LA |
yes |
2 |
1896 |
1950s/1969 |
destroyed |
one destroyed by unknown causes (1950s) one destroyed by Hurricane Camille (1969) |
| Round Island | MS |
yes |
1 |
1902? |
aft. 1954 |
not extant |
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| Sapelo Island | GA |
yes |
2 |
1905 |
1933 |
demolished? |
removed after light station discontinued |
| Bolivar Point / Point Bolivar | TX |
yes |
2 |
1917 |
n/a |
extant - privately owned |
replacements dwellings earlier dwellings destroyed by hurricane (1915) |
Characteristics: square wooden one-story dwelling with central chimney.
Variantions: sometimes elevated on pilings, sometimes included a kitchen extension.
Notes: most commonly (but not exclusively) used in pairs with Sanibel-style lighthouses.
| Station | State |
Qty |
Constructed |
Removed |
Status |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Sable Point | MI | 1 |
1909 | n/a | extant | another dwelling at the station of a different design |
| Split Rock | MN | 3 |
1909 | n/a | extant |
Characteristics: square brick two-story dwelling with cellar that includes a cistern. Hip roof with side dormers and central chimney. Small front porch with brick sides. Slanted porch roof with curved supports