Lighthouses of California:EAST BROTHER ISLAND LIGHT

East Brothers Light Station, near Richmond California, USCG photo showing station in operation before automation in 1969

EAST BROTHER ISLAND LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: OFF POINT SAN PABLO /
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Nearest City: RICHMOND
County: CONTRA COSTA
U.S.C.G. District: 11 Year Station Established: 1874


NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

NPS photo

Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1969
Foundation Materials: BRICK/WOOD
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: BUFF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 48
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FA 251
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A


Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES
Year Constructed: 1874
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Fog Signal Type: AIR HORN/ORIG. STEAM WHISTLES
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1874
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN (ATTACHED)
Construction Materials: WOOD
Other Structures: 2ND DWELLING, EQUIPMENT/CARPENTER SHOP, CISTERN, WATER TANK, DOCK

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/BED & BREAKFAST

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO EAST BROTHERS LIGHT, INC.

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #71000138
Name of Listing: EAST BROTHER ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1993