Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
Building Name:
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
Architect:
Pelz, Paul J. (1841-1918)
Date:
1874
Address:
AngleseaVillage North Wildwood, NJ
Current Use:
Museum
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Notes:
This exquisite Stick Style lighthouse property has been beautifully restored. Officially out of service since the 1960s, the light was reinstalled in 1986.
Pelz was a draftsman for the Lighthouse Board when he created this design which was used at a number of locations.
Bibliography:
Bachand, Robert G. Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships , Rhode Island to Cape May , New Jersey. Norwalk, CT: Sea Sports Publications, 1989.
VK1024.N38 B33 1989
Riggins, Linda Nele. "Sisters of Light: Two Stick-Style Lighthouses on Opposite Ends of the Country Illuminate Victorian Navigational History." Victorian Homes February 2002: 58-63.
Veasey, David. Guarding New Jersey 's Shores: Lighthouses and Life-SavingStations.Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000
Photo Source:
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, North Wildwood, NJ, 1874
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse,Ocean-Facing Side
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse View from Garden
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Back
Stick Style Architecture
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