My replica of the Barnegat Lighthouse
comes with your choice of:

• Cedar Wood Construction for either indoor or outdoor display
• Pine Wood Construction for indoor use only

The base price includes:

• Aluminum exterior light housing
• Brass and Copper and Reinforced Plastic Resin railings
• Windows that reflect light
• Standard 40 Watt Bulb, 120 Volt AC incandescent light fixture
• Hand crafted and hand painted detail
• Choice of interior or exterior wiring on Cedar replicas
• Interior wiring with In Line On/Off switch on Pine replicas

Options available for the Barnegat Lighthouse are:

• Nightlight 7 Watt Bulb, small base light fixture and lantern lens
• Flashing Beacon Kit and lantern lens
• In Line On/Off switch for interior wiring on Cedar replicas
• Outdoor Photo-electric cell for dusk to dawn operation
• Inside Photo-electric cell for automatic night light operation
• 3 to 21 foot Vinyl Coated Galvanized Steel security cable
• Historical Appearance

HEIGHT: 52 Inches
WIDTH: 15 Inches
SHAPE: Conical
WEIGHT: 17 Pounds

The Barnegat Lighthouse Station was established in 1835 with a poorly constructed 50 foot tower. This original tower fell into the inlet in 1856 when struck by water from a storm surge. The existing tower was built in 1857. This 172 foot tall brick tower was designed by U.S. Army Engineer Lt. George Gordon Meade. Meade went on to become a Major General and commander of the U.S. Army Of The Potomac from the Battle of Gettysburg until the end of the Civil War. Meade also lent his engineering skills to the Cape May and Absecon Lighthouses, both of which are of similar design. The Barnegat Lighthouse Tower is the second tallest brick lighthouse in the United States, Cape Hatteras being the tallest at 208 feet. The new tower, now considered a coastal aid received a first order, rotating Fresnel Lens and was visible for 20 nautical miles and up to 30 NM from taller ship's crow's nests. Threatened by erosion, the Fresnel Lens was removed for its safety in1927 and eventually replaced by an electric 250 watt bulb that reduced the visibility to only 8 nautical miles. The Barnegat Tower had again become a harbor light and the Barnegat Lightship assumed the coastal lighting duties from its off shore station. In 1944, the Barnegat Lighthouse, also known as "Old Barney", "Jewel of the Night" and the "Grand Old Champion of the Tides", was retired by the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

The Barnegat Lighthouse has been owned since 1926 by the State Of New Jersey which was forced to close the tower for safety in 1988 when part of the gallery railing fell. Following an extensive $666,000. restoration the tower was reopened to the public in 1991. The Barnegat Lighthouse State Park now contains a visitor's center with public restrooms and the tower is open for climbing daily from 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. between Memorial Day and Labor Day and on weekends from May through October. Although inactive as a lighted aid to navigation, the familiar red over white daymark continues to aid mariners in navigating the Barnegat Inlet from the Atlantic Ocean. The Barnegat Lighthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was honored by the State of New Jersey by being depicted on the State's lighthouse vehicle license plates.