Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Oregon Lighthouses--Coquille River (Bandon) Light

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COQUILLE RIVER (BANDON) LIGHT

State: OREGON
Location: ENTRANCE TO COQUILLE RIVER
Nearest City: BANDON
County: COOS
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1896

NPS photo circa 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1939
Automated:
Foundation Materials: ROCK /CONCRETE JETTY
Construction Materials: BRICK/STUCCOED
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO SIGNAL BLDG.
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1896
Present Optic: SOLAR POWERED (NOT ACTIVE)
Year Present Lens Installed: 1991
Height of Focal Plane: 47
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1896
Construction Materials: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Architectural Style: OCTOLATERAL
Fog Signal Type: NONE; 1ST CLASS DABOLL TRUMPET/SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO DESTROYED

Year Constructed: 1896
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: NONE; ORIG. BARN

Current Use: STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEASE TO OREGON STATE PARKS

Web Site:

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

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #74001682
Name of Listing: COQUILLE RIVER LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1973

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY JETTY LIGHT AND BUOYS; RESTORED 1975-1978; CURRENT LIGHT SHIELDED FROM OCEAN VISIBLE ONLY FROM BANDON

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 1:18:02 am EDT
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