The keeper's house was built on a bluff on the island, above the canal. The house was moved inland in 1890 because of the eroding cliff. And the flooding river often carried away the lights. In 1910, the light posts were replaced by fixed lights, and the house was rented. The house eventually fell into disrepair and was demolished.
Some ruins remain.
The area is now Chesterfield County's Henricus Park, but the immediate area of Dutch Gap may actually belong to Henrico County. The old channel comes up from the background, while the canal runs across the picture. Note the channel marker. The river runs off to the background. The old channel comes from the right, while the canal comes from the left.