Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--Grays Harbor (Westport) Light

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GRAYS HARBOR (WESTPORT) LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: S. ENTRANCE GRAYS HARBOR / POINT CHEHALIS
Nearest City: WESTPORT
County: GRAYS HARBOR
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1898

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1898
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: SANDSTONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER WITH GREEN ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 107
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1898
Present Optic: FA-251
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 123
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN TOWER BUT NOT OPERATIONAL
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (BURNED DOWN 1916)

Year Constructed: 1898
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE/ORIG. SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (REMOVED)

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: 2 OIL HOUSES

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE

Owner/Manager: WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM

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

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001333
Name of Listing: GRAYS HARBOR LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO THE WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM IN 2004 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 3:51:02 pm EDT
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