Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Point Cabrillo Light

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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

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

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1909
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: CAPE COD (ATTACHED)
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1908
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CRAFTSMAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: 3 GARAGES, BLACKSMITH/CARPENTER SHOP (1908), PUMPHOUSE, OIL HOUSE(1912), 2 ASST. KEEPERS DWELLINGS (1908), WATER TANK (POST 1909), PUMPHOUSE, LORAN MONITORING SYSTEM (ANTENNA)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATURE PRESERVE/UNDER RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY/NORTH COAST INTERPRETIVE ASSOC.

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #91001092
Name of Listing: POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF CALIFORNIA MPS)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? NO

Miscellaneous:
COMPLETE 20TH CENTURY STATION WITH EXCEPTION OF THE BARN; PLANS FOR OPENING LIGHTHOUSE TO PUBLIC ON REGULAR BASIS IN 1999 AND REINSTALLING ORIGINAL LENS

Last Modified: Fri, Feb 15 2002 6:27:02 pm EDT
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