Constructed of ashlar sandstone by a Mathews County resident, Elzy Burroughs, the lighthouse takes its tapering octagonal form from the Old Point Comfort Lighthouse. The federal government probably provided the design. The lighthouse remained in use until 1963, when the county took it over and restored it. The county continues to maintain the building.
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