In 1929 to better mark the St. Johns entrance lightship LV-84 was stationed seven miles offshore.  The St. Johns River Lighthouse was determined to be redundant and was decommissioned in 1930.  The land surrounding the lighthouse was eventually acquired by the Navy during the 1940’s as part of Naval Station Mayport.  The land around the light was graded and the entrance to the tower was buried under 7 feet of fill dirt so access today is through a window.  The light was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.  Today the Navy is working with the Mayport Lighthouse Association to restore the tower and open it to the public.