A black-and-white 1937 HABS photograph of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse from the south — the octagonal stone tower rising against a bright sky, entry door and lower-tier windows visible, a small figure at the base for scale

Sandy Hook Lighthouse — south view, HABS NJ-326, 1937

1937-05-10

Sandy Hook Lighthouse, north end of the peninsula

Nathaniel R. Ewan's HABS photograph of the 1764 Sandy Hook Lighthouse, exterior looking north from the south lawn, made 10 May 1937 under Works Progress Administration Official Project 165-22-6-999. The octagonal stone shaft against a bright spring sky; a small figure in the lower right for scale; the entry door and lower-tier windows clearly visible in the raked light. HABS documentation surveys are U.S. federal government works and are in the public domain.

Item record

Title: Sandy Hook Lighthouse — south view, HABS NJ-326, 1937
Date: 1937-05-10
Source: Historic American Buildings Survey · Nathaniel R. Ewan, photographer · 10 May 1937 · Library of Congress (HABS NJ-326)
Contributor: Nathaniel R. Ewan · Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS NJ-326) · Library of Congress
Rights: Public domain (U.S. federal government work — Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress)
Slug: habs-sandy-hook-lighthouse-south-view-1937

Verification: unverified.

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Sandy Hook Lighthouse — south view, HABS NJ-326, 1937 (1937-05-10). Historic American Buildings Survey · Nathaniel R. Ewan, photographer · 10 May 1937 · Library of Congress (HABS NJ-326) The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/habs-sandy-hook-lighthouse-south-view-1937/.