Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Louisiana Lighthouses--Sabine Pass Light

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SABINE PASS LIGHT

State: LOUISIANA
Location: LOUISIANA SIDE OF SABINE PASS / SOUTHEAST TEXAS BORDER
Nearest City: SABINE PASS
County: CAMERON
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1856

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith.

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1856
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1952
Automated:
Foundation Materials: 6 BRICK BUTTRESSES/SHELLCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: FADED WHITE "ROCKET SHIP"
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 75
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 85
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS ON DISPLAY AT GULF COAST MARITIME MUSEUM IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (BURNED 1960S)

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE

Current Use: PLANS TO MAKE PROPERTY INTO COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER LEASE TO CAMERON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000290
Name of Listing: SABINE PASS LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1981

Miscellaneous:
OWNED BY STATE OF LOUISIANA 1952-1986

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 08 2002 9:24:02 am EDT
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