Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Oakland Harbor Light

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OAKLAND HARBOR LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: RELOCATED FROM OAKLAND HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: OAKLAND
County: ALAMEDA
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1890

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1903
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1966
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PILINGS
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns:
Shape: SQUARE WITHOUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? YES

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1903
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: RESTAURANT

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
A LARGE STEEL CYLINDER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN FRONT OF STRUCTURE IN 1966; LIGHTHOUSE SOLD TO PRIVATE OWNER WHO RELOCATED IT TO BECOME QUINN'S LIGHTHOUSE
RESTAURANT; LANTERN ROOM INSTALLED ON MARK ABBOTT MEMORIAL LIGHT IN SANTA CRUZ

Last Modified: Fri, Feb 15 2002 4:56:02 pm EDT
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