Restoring the Gay Head Lighthouse for Another 170 Years
Condition of the lantern and window mullions are being addressed.
Condition of the lantern and window mullions are being addressed.
Len Butler, chairman of the advisory committee, surveys the world from base of lighthouse.
Len Butler, chairman of the advisory committee, surveys the world from base of lighthouse.
Gay Head Light keeper Richard Skidmore follows the light.
Gay Head Light keeper Richard Skidmore follows the light.
Scaffolding has been in place for weeks.
Scaffolding has been in place for weeks.
View of the erosion that rapidly encroached.
View of the erosion that rapidly encroached.
Stairway to the lantern room.
Stairway to the lantern room.
“Standing on the roof, painting the vent, the wind blowing, and you’re by the ocean, it’s not for everybody,” said Joe Scarfone.
“Standing on the roof, painting the vent, the wind blowing, and you’re by the ocean, it’s not for everybody,” said Joe Scarfone.
The Gay Head Light is 52 feet tall and 172 feet above sea level.
The Gay Head Light is 52 feet tall and 172 feet above sea level.
“I don’t think that’s seen a paintbrush in 100 years,” Len Butler said.
“I don’t think that’s seen a paintbrush in 100 years,” Len Butler said.
Richard Skidmore and Len Butler talk lighthouse.
Richard Skidmore and Len Butler talk lighthouse.
Len Butler, Richard Skidmore and International Chimney have undertaken dramatic restorations to the 170-year-old Gay Head Lighthouse that would not have been possible without their foresight five years ago.