Open Easter to Thanksgiving
Call for hours of operation
Phone:
(252) 453-4939
Address:
P.O. Box 58
Corolla, NC 27927
Directions:
At the junction of Highway 158 and Route 12, take Route 12 heading north towards Duck
and Corolla. The lighthouse entrance is 20 miles from the junction, on the left, just beyond the Whalehead Club sign.
Currituck Lighthouse was established in 1875 and stands 162 feet tall. It is almost identical to Bodie Island lighthouse. Because Currituck Sound was very shallow among the time of construction, the big vessels that brought in the bricks and other building supplies had to lengths as far as eight miles out. It took around a million red bricks to build the tower. Since the four Outer Banks lighthouses looked so much alike, the Lighthouse Board ordered them painted with different patterns to make them easily distinguishable to mariners. The Board decided to let the Currituck Lighthouse keep its natural brick color.
Currituck Lighthouse was established in 1875 and stands 162 feet tall. It is almost identical to Bodie Island lighthouse. Because Currituck Sound was very shallow among the time of construction, the big vessels that brought in the bricks and other building supplies had to lengths as far as eight miles out. It took around a million red bricks to build the tower. Since the four Outer Banks lighthouses looked so much alike, the Lighthouse Board ordered them painted with different patterns to make them easily distinguishable to mariners. The Board decided to let the Currituck Lighthouse keep its natural brick color.
