The original lens was a fourth order Fresnel lens put up in 1890. The most recent resident keeper was Frank Schubert (1915–2003). Schubert was the last civilian lighthouse keeper in the United States.
A fourth-order Fresnel lens was first mounted in 1890. Under the care of Frank Schubert (1915–2003), who was the last civilian to tend a U.S. lighthouse, this role came to an end.