Friday, January 11, 2013
LIGHTHOUSES OF CALIFORNIA: CARQUINEZ STRAIT LIGHT
CARQUINEZ STRAIT LIGHT
State: CALIFORNIA
Location: RELOCATED FROM CARQUINEZ STRAIT ENTRANCE
Nearest City: VALLEJO
County: SOLANO
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1908
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1910
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1951
Automated: 1963
Foundation Materials: WOOD PIER
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: CREAM-COLORED
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1951
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
Modern Tower? YES
Existing Sound Signal Building? NO
Fog Signal Type: BELL/ORIG. HORN, SIREN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (RELOCATED W/OUT TOWER)
Year Constructed: 1910
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN/ORIG. ATTACHED
Construction Materials: WOOD
Other Structures:
Current Use: MARINA
Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER
Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)
Web Site:
National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:
Miscellaneous:
REPLACED MARE ISLAND STRAIT LIGHT
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