Högby lighthouse
Högby lighthouse is a lighthouse on a headland about three kilometers east of Löttorp on northern Öland.
Högby lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's residence is a listed building and was designed by the head of the lighthouse engineer's office in Stockholm, Johan Höjer. The lighthouse was first built for the large craft and industrial exhibition in 1897 in Stockholm. After the exhibition, it was taken down and transported to Öland, where it was erected in 1898 in Högby. It is a steel structure with so-called Heidenstam trusses.
The lighthouse keeper's residence was built in 1898 with two, now combined, apartments, one for the lighthouse keeper and one for the lighthouse keeper. In the basement there were storage spaces for food and utensils as well as kerosene for the lighthouse's operation. The house is on the ground floor covered with hewn granite from Blå Jungfrun and otherwise with hewn limestone. The lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper's residence in a private area.
The lighthouse keeper's residence was built in 1898 with two, now combined, apartments, one for the lighthouse keeper and one for the lighthouse keeper. In the basement there were storage spaces for food and utensils as well as kerosene for the lighthouse's operation. The house is on the ground floor covered with hewn granite from Blå Jungfrun and otherwise with hewn limestone. The lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper's residence in a private area.