A lighthouse, a farmhouse.

Two historic sites, one mission.

Climb the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Experience Island Farm

Outer Banks Conservationists’ two historic sites, (the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Island Farm) are located in different places on the Outer Banks, about an hour apart from each other.
Outer Banks map with Currituck Beach Lighthouse map pin and Island Farm map pin

Events & Programs

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Stories From Our Staff

  • A Brief History of Currituck Beach Light Station’s Smaller Keeper’s Dwelling

    A Brief History of Currituck Beach Light Station’s Smaller Keeper’s Dwelling

    On the grounds of the Currituck Beach Light Station are two homes: a white, two-and-a-half story, 1876 duplex built from plans for a “First Order Dwelling” to house three keepers west of the newly constructed ocean-wise tower with a first-order lens; and a smaller, white, story-and-a-half dwelling built in 1881, much like the original Keepers’ … Read more

  • May 2023 Programs at Island Farm

    May 2023 Programs at Island Farm

    Island Farm’s May programs are listed below! Island Farm is open Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. All programs are weather dependent, and are ongoing throughout the designated time slot listed below. Please call Island Farm with any questions: 252-473-6500 Corn Husk Doll Crafting – Tuesdays, 9 until 11 a.m. – In … Read more

  • What’s in a Photograph? A Second Look at the Oldest Image of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

    What’s in a Photograph? A Second Look at the Oldest Image of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

    What’s in a Photograph? A Second Look at the Oldest Image of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse By: Meghan Agresto, Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager & Historian   Prefer to learn about this with a video? Click here if so. In June 1893, a “government surveyor,” as the lighthouse keeper called him in his journal notes that month , … Read more


Who is Outer Banks Conservationists?

A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1980
Owner and manager of two historic sites
Over 80,000 visitors are educated each year
Small, experienced cohort of preservationists
25 acres in active conservation
Archivist of Outer Banks history

The story of the organization that wouldn’t quit.