Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Washington--Patos Island Light

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PATOS ISLAND LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: PUGET SOUND / STRAITS OF GEORGIA
Nearest City: EASTSOUND
County: SAN JUAN
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1893

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1908
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1974
Foundation Materials: WOOD
Construction Materials: WEATHERBOARD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/GREEN TRIM & RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE ON FOG SIGNAL BLDG.
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1908
Present Optic: 300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL FRESNEL LENS AT ADMIRALTY HEAD LIGHT
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (MODIFIED WHEN TOWER ADDED IN 1908)

Year Constructed: 1898
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: GREEK REVIVAL/VICTORIAN
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DISMANTLED 1983)

Other Structures: MODERN KEEPERS

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001355
Name of Listing: PATOS ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 1:29:02 pm EDT
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