It was decided that the beams needed to be replaced, along with about five to six feet of brickwork all the way around the tower. Coast Guard architect Marsha Levy, from Civil Engineering Unit Providence, did the design work for the rehabilitation of the lighthouse. Campbell Construction Group of Beverly, Massachusetts, was the contractor. The company has worked on more lighthouses than anyone in New England. Contractor Marty Nally at the top of Annisquam Light.
Carpenters work on the roof of the keeper's dwelling in the background.
According to Marty Nally, mason and vice president of Campbell Construction Group, the lighthouse was very well built by the original masons. They couldn't have foreseen the problem with the rusting beams, he says, and they didn't have the advantage of today's rust resistant metals. Nally and his crew removed and replaced about 3,000 bricks in the tower during the restoration. They also removed the old glass block windows and replaced them with new ones. The restoration was completed in August 2000.