Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--Lime Kiln Light

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LIME KILN LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: DEAD MANS BAY / SAN JUAN ISLAND
Nearest City: FRIDAY HARBOR
County: SAN JUAN
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1914

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1991

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1919
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1962
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON SOUND SIGNAL BUILDING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 38
Original Optic: 375 MM
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: VRB 25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1998
Height of Focal Plane: 55
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1919
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1914
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: 2ND KEEPERS, CISTERN, 3 STORAGE BUILDINGS

Current Use: TOWER IS WHALE RESEARCH LAB; KEEPERS ARE PARK HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78002771
Name of Listing: SAN JUAN ISLAND, LIME KILN LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 12:00:02 pm EDT
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