Hereford Lighthouse
by Joan Carroll
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Title
Hereford Lighthouse
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
If your idea of a lighthouse is a tall conical tower, you are in for a surprise at the Hereford Inlet Light. This wood frame residential style lighthouse was designed by the Lighthouse Boards Chief Draftsman, Paul J. Pelz. His Victorian era design is referred to as �Swiss Carpenter Gothic� and also �Stick Style�. Hereford is the only Lighthouse like it on the East Coast although it had five �sister� lights on the West. Pelz designed Point Fermin, East Brother, Mare Island and Point Hueneme in California and Point Adams in Washington State. All of these were almost identical to Hereford and were built about the same time. Only Point Fermin and East Brother still exist. The Hereford Inlet Light is located in North Wildwood, New Jersey, situated on the southwestern shore of Hereford Inlet, which leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the famed Intra-Coastal Waterway linking Maine to Florida. First used by the 17th century whalers to haul in and butcher their catches, the Inlet�s use as a haven to mariners greatly increased as travel and shipping along the coast became more prevalent.. Its construction was completed and it became operational in 1874. The 50 feet (15 m) tower and its beacon are visible for up to 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi). Hereford stood firm against the onslaught of the winds, rains, and tides for 40 years at its original location. A severe storm in August of 1913 significantly damaged the foundation, requiring it to be moved westward 150 feet to where it sits today. By the early 1960�s the Coast Guard began to automate many of its lighthouses. In 1964 this was the fate of Hereford when an automatic rotating modern optic was placed on an iron skeletal tower behind the Lighthouse. Today, Hereford Inlet Lighthouse operates as a fully operating lighthouse, museum, and gift shop. It operates under the volunteers of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Commission. According to the Lighthouse Commission's website, the lighthouse is listed on both the National and State Registers of Historic Places as of 1977 and it is part of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail. It is operated and maintained with money generated by Lighthouse tours, the gift shop and various fundraising projects. Perhaps one of the most unique features of this lighthouse is the garden. The Victorian style park and gardens surrounding the lighthouse were designed and planted by Steve Murray in 1986. Before this the grounds were just sandy lots covered in brush. Now over 200 plant varieties in different garden �rooms�, adorn the site, each connected by winding paths that eventually lead right up to the seawall and Atlantic Ocean. Benches, set back in cozy little niches line the garden path and a large gazebo is a focal point of this beautiful and tranquil setting. The gardens have won numerous awards including the Suburban Greening Award from the Pa. Horticultural Society and the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce Beautification Award. They have been featured in such magazines as �Coastal Living� and �Victorian Homes� and in books that include �The Great Gardens of New Jersey� and �Exploring Gardens and Green Spaces from Connecticut to the Delaware Valley�. The Gardens are also a favorite haunt of birders and butterfly watchers and are listed as a �wildlife habitat� with the National Wildlife Federation.
FEATURED PHOTO, Lighthouses group, 8/24/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Todays Best Art group, 12/17/13
FEATURED PHOTO, New Jersey group, 12/17/13
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December 16th, 2013
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