Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--North Head Light

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NORTH HEAD LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: NORTH OF MOUTH TO COLUMBIA RIVER
Nearest City: ILWACO
County: PACIFIC
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: 1961
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: DRESSED STONE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER, RED ROOF
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 65
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1898
Present Optic: VRB-25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1999
Height of Focal Plane: 194
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FIRST ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT FORT CANBY INTERPRETIVE CENTER; FOURTH ORDER AT COLUMBIA MARITIME MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1898
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: ASSISTANT KEEPERS (DUPLEX), 2 GARAGES, CISTERN, 2 OIL HOUSES, STORAGE BUILDING, CHICKEN COUP

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN STATE PARK/TWO OF KEEPERS USED AS VACATION RENTALS

Owner/Manager: WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #75001864
Name of Listing: CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 1:19:02 pm EDT
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