[5] The lighthouse tower, which has a height of 76 feet (23 m), and the attached ex-boathouse are all that remains, as the other buildings have been taken away in storms.

Halfway Rock Light Station was purchased in 2014 by a private individual, Ford Reiche, per DIY Network's Building Off the Grid program that shows the reclamation and restoration of the property.

Because the ledge is only ten feet above high tide on a calm day, it becomes hard to see during storms.

It had a bit of success, but as technology kept coming out with new innovations, the bell was replaced with a fog "trumpet" in 1905.

The old Fresnel lens is now at the museum at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT; the active optic is a VRB-25.