In 1833, the wood structure was replaced by a brick tower and in 1840 a new lantern and lighting apparatus was installed.

In 1857 the lighthouse was declared dangerous and demolished, and for a total cost of $17,000, the current 66-foot brick tower was constructed.

A new fog signal was installed in 1929, an electrically operated air oscillator, to make it audible over a greater distance.

[4][6] Most recently, the light source is a Vega Marine Archived 2017-05-17 at the Wayback Machine LED beacon model 44/2.5 installed in April 2017.

It was in danger of falling down the cliff due to beach erosion, so the structure was moved 450 feet (140 m) to the west.

[11] The move was accomplished by International Chimney Corp. of Buffalo, New York and Expert House Movers of Maryland over a period of 18 days in July, 1996.

[4][6] The move left the light station on Cape Cod National Seashore property, bordering the Highland Golf Course.