>> Click to enlarge << New London Harbor Lighthouse as it appeared ... Photo by: Jim R. Wilton

The New London Harbor Lighthouse in New London, Connecticut has undergone some restoration work thanks to its owners, The New London Maritime Society, who gained ownership of the lighthouse in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.

>> Click to enlarge << The inside spiraling stairway at New London ... Photo by: Ron Foster

The 89-foot tall tower was built in 1801 to replace an earlier tower that had been built in 1761. The keeper’s house has been privately owned since 1912 when the lighthouse was automated. Because of the private property, the lighthouse is not open to the public, except by special arrangement.

>> Click to enlarge << New London Harbor Lighthouse in black sheathing ... Photo by: Ron Foster

After the scaffolding went up, the tower was shrouded in black sheathing as the restoration work took place. Then the black sheathing was removed.

>> Click to enlarge << The restored lantern room of the New London ... Photo by: Jim R. Wilton

>> Click to enlarge << The black sheathing has been removed at the New ... Photo by: Ron Foster

This story appeared in the Nov/Dec 2014 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.