Lazaretto Point Lighthouse was originally constructed in 1831 on 5 acres of government land that included a previously closed smallpox hospital. The original keeper's quarters was damaged when the hospital burned down in 1836, but was rebuilt later that year. A 4th Order Fresnel lens was added in the late 1850s. The framework for many of the bay's screwpile lights were built on the property in the 1870s.
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The light was changed from a fixed white beacon to a flashing light in 1888. The light was electrified in 1914, and the lens changed to a 3 1/2 Order Fresnel. With the increase of large buildings in the area, a taller skeletal tower was built in 1926 to replace the light. The lighthouse was then torn down. A replica of the light was built in 1985 from the original plans in the National Archives, and is what stands today.
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