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

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BROWNS POINT LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: COMMENCEMENT BAY E. ENTRANCE / PUGET SOUND
Nearest City: TACOMA
County: PIERCE
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1887

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1991

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1933
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1963
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SQUARE W/OUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 34
Original Optic: 375 MM
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: VRB 25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 38
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1903
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, BOATHOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/CITY PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF TACOMA

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89000208
Name of Listing: BROWNS POINT LIGHTHOUSE & KEEPER'S COTTAGE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
LIGHT IS EXPOSED ON TOWER

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 11:02:02 am EDT
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