Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Carquinez Strait Light

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CARQUINEZ STRAIT LIGHT 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

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL/ORIG. HORN, SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (RELOCATED W/OUT TOWER)

Year Constructed: 1910
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN/ORIG. ATTACHED
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: MARINA

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

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:
REPLACED MARE ISLAND STRAIT LIGHT

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 14 2002 2:30:02 pm EDT
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