- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Historic St. Simons Island Lighthouse
- Date of Original:
- 1914
- Subject:
- Lighthouses--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Fences--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Dwellings--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Porches--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Historic buildings--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Saint Simon's Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Buildings--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Architecture, Victorian--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Saint Simons Island (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Historic photograph, circa 1914, of the St. Simons Island Lighthouse, which was designed by architect Charles Cluskey. Cluskey was hired to rebuild the lighthouse after it was damaged in the Civil War; he died before the project was completed.
Photograph, circa 1914, of the St. Simons Island Lighthouse, on St. Simons Island, Georgia. The white lighthouse has black detailing on the top near the light. A single window is built into the side of the lighthouse about halfway up the side. The lighthouse keeper's dwelling stands in front of the lighthouse. It is a two-story Victorian home featuring a porch with detailed woodwork. A white picket fence stands in front of the home. This lighthouse was designed by architect Charles Cluskey. Cluskey was hired to rebuild the lighthouse after it was damaged in the Civil War; he died before the project was completed. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/charles-b-cluskey-ca-1808-1871/m-4200/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Coastal Georgia Historical Society. Please do not use any images without permission
Coastal Georgia Historical Society - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/charles-b-cluskey-ca-1808-1871
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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