Cape Romain Lighthouses

Cape Romain Lighthouses
Cape Romain Lighthouses on Lighthouse Island on Cape Romain Harbor
LocationCharleston County, United States
Coordinates33°01′08″N 79°22′25″W / 33.0189°N 79.3736°W / 33.0189; -79.3736
1857 light
Constructed1857 
FoundationTimber pile
Constructionbrick 
Automated1937 
Height46 m (151 ft) 
Shapeoctagon 
MarkingsUpper 2/3: alternating white and black; Lower 1/3: white
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property 
First lit1858 
Deactivated1947 
Focal height49 m (161 ft) 
Lens1st order Fresnel
Range19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) 
1827 light
Constructed1827 
Constructionbrick 
Height65 ft (20 m) 
Shapeconical 
Markingsred 
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property 
Deactivated1858 
Focal height87.5 ft (26.7 m) 
LensWinslow Lewis lamps and reflectors
Cape Romain Lighthouses
Nearest cityMcClellanville, South Carolina
Coordinates33°1′7″N 79°22′26″W / 33.01861°N 79.37389°W / 33.01861; -79.37389
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectWinslow Lewis
NRHP reference No.81000563
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1981

The Cape Romain Lighthouses are a pair of brick lighthouses on Lighthouse Island southeast of McClellanville, South Carolina. The lighthouses are on the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The lighthouses were named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.