Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--Alki Point Light

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ALKI POINT LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: ELLIOTT BAY / PUGET SOUND
Nearest City: SEATTLE
County: KING
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1887

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1991

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1913
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1984
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: MASONRY
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED & BLACK TRIM
Shape: OCTAGONAL ATTACHED TO SIGNAL BLDG
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 37
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1913
Present Optic: VRB-25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1998
Height of Focal Plane: 39
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
2. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1913
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1887
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: GARAGE, STORE ROOM (COAL BUILDING)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM / COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
FIRST LIGHT WAS BRASS KEROSENE LANTERN HUNG ON A POST ON THE SIDE OF A BARN

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 10:53:02 am EDT
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