Sapelo Island Lighthouse, 1820 & Oil House, 1890

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A small brick building with a red door, surrounded by tall grass and trees under a clear blue sky.
Sapelo Island Oil House

The brick oil house seen was restored, along with the lighthouse, in 1998. It stored the kerosene used to power the light; five gallons would usually keep it burning all night.

A tall lighthouse with red and white stripes stands beside a small brick building, surrounded by green grass and trees under a clear blue sky.
Sapelo Island Light House & Oil House

The Sapelo Island Lighthouse is the second oldest surviving brick lighthouse in America and the oldest surviving construction of the great lighthouse architect Winslow Lewis.

National Register of Historic Places

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