Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Framed Art North Carolina's 198-foot signature lighthouse is America's tallest and the world’s tallest brick lighthouse. Built in 1870 for $150,000, the beacon casts a beam 20 miles out warning mariners of treacherous shoals in the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Frame this historical Cape Hatteras Lighthouse print in one of our wood frames. Solid wood black finish.