North Carolina, Edenton, Roanoke River Lighthouse (Relocated)
In 1887, the two-and-a-half-story cottage style lighthouse was erected on a screw-pile base in the Roanoke River where it enters Albemarle Sound. The live-in lighthouse has the square tower integrated into the structure at one side. Boat traffic through the area decreased in the twentieth century, and in 1941 the light was decommissioned. It remained at the site into the mid 1950s, when it was purchased from the U.S. Coast Guard by a local waterman, and moved to a location near Edenton. In 2007, the Edenton Historical Society purchased the lighthouse and moved it to the town waterfront where it was restored.
North Carolina, Edenton, Roanoke River Lighthouse (Relocated)
In 1887, the two-and-a-half-story cottage style lighthouse was erected on a screw-pile base in the Roanoke River where it enters Albemarle Sound. The live-in lighthouse has the square tower integrated into the structure at one side. Boat traffic through the area decreased in the twentieth century, and in 1941 the light was decommissioned. It remained at the site into the mid 1950s, when it was purchased from the U.S. Coast Guard by a local waterman, and moved to a location near Edenton. In 2007, the Edenton Historical Society purchased the lighthouse and moved it to the town waterfront where it was restored.