Restoration Progress

Suffolk County has appropriated and the Legislature approved $300,000 to replace the roof on the lighthouse. The County is in the process of engaging a firm to design and plan the process.  The new roof will hopefully be installed in 2017. The County also plans to replace the windows and doors and repair the masonry

This summer the lantern underwent a renovation at the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard. It was cleaned and sand blasted. Then holes in the metal as a result of rust were filled. The lantern was primed with a zinc primer, followed by a coat of epoxie and then two coats of gloss black urethene. A new

The Suffolk County Legislature approved legislation to extend its agreement with us until december 31, 2029 and authorized us to operate the Cedar Island Lighthouse as a Bed N Breakfast after the restoration. The Legislature also appropriated $50,000 in the 2015 budget for renovations.Legislator Jay Schneiderman has been instrumantal in this process and we are

The lantern now resides at the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard on Bay Street in Sag Harbor. We have removed the ventilator ball, the four air intake shields below the windows and we are working on removing all the pieces securing the window openings. The ventilator ball and chimney will need to be recast at a

The “Lift off” went off without any problems thanks to Chesterfield Associates and Bob Coco Construction. They both donated their services. The lantern was lifted off, taken to Sag Harbor and is now at the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard where it will be restored before it is reinstalled on the lighthouse.

The Removal of the lantern was a result of an offer by Chesterfield Associates to send the resources for the job. In October, Dave Allen, the founder of the marine construction company arrived in Sag Harbor on a 75′ landing craft with a 50 ton crane on board. The next day we set off from

Sandpebble Builders, a prominent Southampton Construction Project Manager (www.sandpebblebuilders.com) has agreed to donate their services for the construction phase of the restoration. Sandpebble Builders experience in managing other local historic restoration projects and working with our architect, Lucchesi Engineering P.C., adds another level of professionalism to our efforts to restore the Cedar Island Lighthouse.

Michael Wright wrote in 27east.com Suffolk County has agreed to let an East Hampton-based preservation group spearhead the renovation of the historic but dilapidated lighthouse at Cedar Point County Park, once the gateway to one of the country’s biggest whaling ports. Members of the Long Island Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society said this week