Southwest Reef Lighthouse
A lighthouse on Bellview Front St, with 24 places within a five-minute walk. One of 4 history & landmarks in Berwick.















On the National Register since 1991

Southwest Reef Lighthouse
Southwest Reef Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 12, 1991. It is significant for its architecture at the state level. Its architecture is described as Exotic Revival and Egyptian Revival.
Southwest Reef Light is a historic lighthouse built in 1856 at the end of Southwest Reef in Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana to replace lightships which had been stationed there for ten years. It served to guide vessels around the reef and into the main channel of the Atchafalaya River. It was discontinued in 1916 after a new, shorter and deeper, channel had been dredged across the reef, making it obsolete. Point Au Fer R…
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The nearest neighbor is GIO'S Mexican Food, 1 min walk away.
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