National Historic Landmark · lighthouse · Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia

Cape Henry Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States in Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressAtlantic Ave. at U.S. 60, Virginia Beach (Independent City), VA
CountyVirginia Beach County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000910
Type of placelighthouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressAtlantic Ave. at U.S. 60, Virginia Beach (Independent City), VA
Coordinates36.92583, -76.00815 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Map

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000910. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.