The current structure at Sandy Point is the fourth lighthouse built on the site and was made of granite and iron in 1867.

The light was deactivated in 1973 and United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the lighthouse.

[1] After years of neglect, the lighthouse, along with two acres of land, was sold to New Shoreham in 1984 for $1 USD.

It contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which flashes white light every five seconds, and has a range of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi).

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