[1] Apparently, due to poor workmanship, materials, or both, the original lighthouse had to be replaced less than twenty years later.

Two years later, Juniper Island was sold at auction to state senator Fred Fayette.

The keeper's house was severely damaged by fire in 1962 and not repaired, though the tower and a separate shed for a fog bell were undamaged.

Fayette's family inherited the property, and in 2001 they constructed a new dwelling using nearly 18,000 bricks salvaged from the ruins of the original house.

The family plans to restore the old tower, but it is unlikely to be relit (as has been done with other lights on the lake) since trees on the island obscure it from the water.