NOTE: The Lighthouse grounds, Museum, and Gift Shop will be open Friday-Monday from 10:30-4:30 until the end of this month. Masks are required inside the museum. We are sorry, but the tower remains closed due to Covid restrictions.
NOTE: The Lighthouse grounds, Museum, and Gift Shop will be open Friday-Monday from 10:30-4:30 until the end of this month. Masks are required inside the museum. We are sorry, but the tower remains closed due to Covid restrictions.
The First Phase of the Montauk Lighthouse Restoration is completed. Detailed photos show the process during the First Phase of Restoration.
Paint removal, repair and preparation of intricate details were required prior to application of primer and finish paint.
Old paint was removed from the vent ball and roof. Surfaces were prepared for primer and finish coats. Finally, primer and finish coats were applied to lantern vent ball and roof.
Paint removal required multiple applications of stripper to expose the brick. Look closely and you’ll see the 1860 brick extension revealed a carving, A.D. 1860, in one of the bricks to the south west of the lantern doorway catwalk access.
Defective mortar joint was removed, then new historic mortar joint was installed on masonry. A final application of moisture permeable mineral paint was then applied to restored historic sandstone and mortar.
