It is a two-story white shingled structure topped with a glass-enclosed lantern, a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light.

It was formally dedicated on August 31, 1967, but it remained unlit due to navigational regulations imposed by the United States Coast Guard.

[1][4] It is a two-story white shingled structure topped with a glass-enclosed lantern standing at the tip of Shipyard Point.

[7] It became active in 2014, using a fourth order Fresnel lens on loan from the Coast Guard, but it is not an official aid to navigation.

[8] In late 2007, the Mystic Seaport asked Oudens Ello Architecture of Boston to develop a design proposal for the light.

Oudens Ello Architecture developed a "multilayered system of open wood slats and sound absorptive material creating an interior environment evocative of a Nantucket basket.