Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--Marrowstone Point Light

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MARROWSTONE POINT LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: ADMIRALTY INLET
Nearest City: PORT TOWNSEND
County: JEFFERSON
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1882

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1912
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1962
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials:
Markings/Patterns:
Shape:
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 28
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 28
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Type: SQUARE CONCRETE ON FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Current Optic: 250MM

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1918
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1895
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: BOATHOUSE (1895), PUMP HOUSE (1993), NEW LAB BUILDINGS (1993), WET LABS (1976,1993), EFFLUENT SETTLING POND/WATER TREATMENT (1976), SEAWALL (1922)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/RESEARCH FACILITY

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE DIVISION

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: FORT FLAGLER HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USES KEEPERS AS A RESEARCH QUARTERS

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 12:08:02 pm EDT
JMP

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