[1][2] Designed by Philip de Lange, it was the first lighthouse in Denmark to be built of brick.

The octagonal tower, initially in raw red brick, was whitewashed at the beginning of the 19th century.

With a height of 21 m (69 ft), it is located at the junction of Fyrvej and Batterivej.

In 1835, rapeseed oil replaced the coal and the lighthouse was fitted with a parabolic mirror.

From 1871, the White Lighthouse was used as a signaling station to warn sailors of ice or of missing lightships.