Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, formerly known as Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse, is a
lighthouse in
Huntington Bay on
Long Island, New York.
[United States Lighthouse Service
The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States Government and the general lighthouse authority for the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 as the successor of t ...]
since then.
In 1949, the light was fully automated. The deterioration of the unoccupied lighthouse started and would continue for almost two decades.
As a result of a 1983 survey, the light was deemed unsafe for servicing personnel and too expensive to repair. The Coast Guard considered demolishing the lighthouse and erecting a steel tower.
In 1985, a group called Save Huntington's Lighthouse was formed by local citizens to save the lighthouse from demolition. It became the first private group in the country to successfully take over and restore an offshore lighthouse. Now known as the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society, the group continues to enlist volunteers and raise funds for ongoing restoration and preservation work.
in 1988 under the name of Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse with reference number #89000501.