2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, New York. County/parish: Suffolk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 07, 1969. NRIS 69000142.
1 contributing structure.
The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island in Montauk, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Montauk Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark for its significance to New York and international shipping in the early Federal period.
The lighthouse, which is located on Turtle Hill at the easternmost tip of Long Island, at 2000 Montauk Highway, is a privately run museum, and is not part of Montauk Point State Park.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322190