Can anyone define these type of lighthouse styles and give an example of each one.

Thanks

Conical
Crib
In House
Multi side Tower

Mark

Conical is a standard type lighthouse, a circular base that gets gradually narrower towards the top.
Examples: Bolivar TX, Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island NC, Morris Island SC, Cape Florida Fl

A Crib light is a tower and keepers quarter on a man-made island (so to speak).
Examples: Waugoshance MI, Racine Reef, WI (before it was torn down), 4 Mile Crib IL

An In-House light is a beacon on top of a house (I think).
Examples: Old Point Loma WA, Fishing Battery MD

And a Multi-side tower and just that, a tower that has multiple sides (Like if it was octogoanl shaped at the base).
Examples: Sabine Pass LA, Lydia Ann Channel, TX

I'm pretty sure those are the correct definitions. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

The United States Coast Guard has a great web page for teachers of K thru 4th grade that is really great for all ages...

Lighthouses

They include shapes on the page..

The National Park Service also has a page with a lot of good information..

NPS Lighthouse Info

An in-house style could also be something like Sea Girt or Thirty Mile Point (NY). It is generally considered a light with the dwelling attached directly to the tower. Really any light where the tower is attached to the keepers dwelling by more than a breezeway.

Okay, this is harder to explain than I thought.