[2][3][4] The initial request of a light at this site was made in 1897, but construction was delayed until 1901 after the Variety Iron Works Company failed to deliver materials in time.

[3] The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002, as Hooper Island Light Station.

The structure was officially turned over to the U.S. Lighthouse Society in June 2009, but the light remains active.

[6] In 2022, the General Services Administration announced that the lighthouse was put up for auction with a minimum bidding price of $15,000.

[2][6] Will Powell a GSA spokesman, explained the difficulties of auctioning off the property to include no docking facility for boats, as well as no water, sewage, electricity or gas.