National Historic Landmark · Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia

Cape Henry Lighthouse

A listed structure in Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Cape Henry Lighthouse
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressAtlantic Ave. at U.S. 60, Virginia Beach (Independent City), VA
CountyVirginia Beach County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000910
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetAtlantic Ave. at U.S. 60
Coordinates36.92583, -76.00815 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000910. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.