▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds — was ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁lan tern ; ▁the ▁current ▁ke eper ' s ▁dwell ing ▁was ▁constructed ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁tower , ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁dwell ing ▁demol ished . ▁A ▁steam - power ed ▁fog ▁signal ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁fog ▁signal ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁originally ▁all ▁white ; ▁its ▁single ▁brown ▁stri pe ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁A ▁fourth - order ▁fixed ▁red ▁range - light ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁watch ▁deck ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁warn ▁of ▁Sh ag w ong ▁Re ef , ▁a ▁navig ational ▁ha z ard ▁about ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁l ighth ouse . ▁This ▁light ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁removed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁elect r ified . ▁The ▁huge ▁first - order ▁F res nel ▁l ens ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 ▁order ▁b ival ve ▁F res nel ▁l ens , ▁which ▁served ▁until ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁an ▁air port ▁be acon ▁with ▁a ▁strength ▁of ▁ 2 .