National Historic Landmark · Montauk, New York

Montauk Point Lighthouse

Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Montauk Point Lighthouse
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeStructure
Address2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, NY
CountySuffolk County
ListedJul 7, 1969
Listed forCommerce, Transportation, Communications
Level of significanceNational
Reference number69000142
ArchitectJohn McComb Jr.
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

Address2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, NY
Coordinates41.0710° N, 71.8571° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Montauk Point Lighthouse listed on the National Register?

Jul 7, 1969. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Montauk Point Lighthouse?

John McComb Jr.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Montauk Point Lighthouse?

2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, Suffolk County, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Montauk Point Lighthouse?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000142. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.