Lighthouses of California: Point Conception Light

POINT CONCEPTION LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: WEST ENTRANCE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
Nearest City: LOMPOC
County: SANTA BARBARA
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1856


NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1882
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1973
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: STUCCO/WOOD/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL ATTACHED TO OIL HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 52
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: UNKNOWN
Year Present Lens Installed: ?
Height of Focal Plane: 133
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS IN LANTERN BUT NOT IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (REMOVED)
Fog Signal Type: HORN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1911
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: SPANISH
Construction Materials: BRICK/STUCCO
Other Structures: 1907 OIL HOUSE, 1960S GENERATOR BUILDING, CA. 1960S DWELLING; REMOVED: ORIGINAL DWELLING, FOG SIGNAL BUILDING, COAL SHUTES

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000176
Name of Listing: POINT CONCEPTION LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Lighthouses of California: Point Cabrillo Light

 POINT CABRILLO LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: BETWEEN POINT ARENA & CAPE MENDOCINO
Nearest City: MENDOCINO
County: MENDOCINO
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1909

Photo By Jef Poskanzer

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1992
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1909
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1973
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE BLDG/RED ROOF/BLK LENS ROOM & ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON FOG SIGNAL BLDG
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 47
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1909
Present Optic: DCB-224 ON SIGNAL BLDG ROOF
Year Present Lens Installed: 1969
Height of Focal Plane: 84
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ENGLISH ROTATING "BULLSEYE" (CHANCE BROS. FRESNEL) LENS IN LANTERN
Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Lighthouses of California: Oakland Harbor Light

OAKLAND HARBOR LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: RELOCATED FROM OAKLAND HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: OAKLAND
County: ALAMEDA
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1890


NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1903
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1966
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PILINGS
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns:
Shape: SQUARE WITHOUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? YES
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
Modern Tower? NO

Lighthouses of California: LIME POINT LIGHT

Photo by Jef Poskanzer

LIME POINT LIGHT State: CALIFORNIA Location: SAN FRANCISCO BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: SAUSALITO County: SAN FRANCISCO U.S.C.G. District: 11 Year Station Established: 1883

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1997

Existing Historic Tower: Year Light First Lit: 1900  Is the Light Operational? YES  Date Deactivated: N/A  Automated: 1961  Foundation Materials: MOUNTED ON WALL OF SIGNAL BLDG  Construction Materials: BRICK  Markings/Patterns: WHITE  Shape: SQUARE  Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE  Tower Height: 20  Original Optic: 300 MM (ACETYLENE)  Year Original Lens Installed: 1900  Present Optic: 250 MM, SOLAR POWERED  Year Present Lens Installed:  Height of Focal Plane: 33  Fresnel Lens Disposition:  Has tower been moved? NO Previous Tower(s): 1. Construction Date:  Description:  Fate/Disposition: Modern Tower? NO Existing Sound Signal Building? YES Year Constructed: 1883  Construction Materials: MASONRY  Architectural Style:  Fog Signal Type: HORN/DUAL WHISTLES United States Coast Guard Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (RAZED AFTER 1961) Other Structures: Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD 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: ORIGINALLY A FOG SIGNAL STATION, POST LIGHT ADDED 1900

Lighthouses of California: FORT POINT LIGHT

Fort Point Light amidst naval artillery rifles – U.S. Coast Guard Archive

FORT POINT LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA

Fort Point Light was a lighthouse on Fort Point,
 directly beneath the south anchorage of
 the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Location: SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: SAN FRANCISCO
County: SAN FRANCISCO
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1853


Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1864
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1934
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BRICK AND GRANITE FORTRESS
Construction Materials: IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: NINE-SIDED ON FORT'S STAIRWAY TOWER
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 27
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 110
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date: 1853
Description: CAPE COD STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRAL TOWER (NEVER LIGHTED)
Fate/Disposition: DEMOLISHED AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS TO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FORT POINT
2. Construction Date: 1855
Description: 2-STORY TRUNCATED WOOD STRUCTURE BETWEEN FORT AND SEAWALL
Fate/Disposition: DEMOLISHED AFTER 8 YEARS WHEN ARMY NEEDED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO GRANITE SEAWALL
Modern Tower? NO

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

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