[2][3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as Scituate Light.

In September, 1814, during the War of 1812, Rebecca and Abagail Bates ("The Lighthouse Army of Two") warded off an attack by British soldiers by playing their fife and drum loudly.

In 1850, the lighthouse was removed from service due to the construction of the Minot's Ledge Light.

It was put back into service in 1852, after a storm destroyed the first Minot's Ledge Light, and it received a new Fresnel lens in 1855.

In October 2022 the lantern room was removed from the top of the tower as part of a $2M renovation of the lighthouse.