Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Louisiana Lighthouses--Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light

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TCHEFUNCTE RIVER RANGE REAR LIGHT

State: LOUISIANA
Location: NORTH SIDE LAKE PONCHARTRAIN
Nearest City: MADISONVILLE
County: ST. TAMMANY
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1838

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith.

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1868
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1952
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/VERTICAL BLACK STRIPE
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 43
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 49
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1838
Description: BRICK
Fate/Disposition: DAMAGED IN CIVIL WAR

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES, MOVED 2 MILES UPRIVER

Year Constructed: 1887
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: PLATFORM BUNGALOW
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: ALL DESTROYED

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/PLANS FOR TO BE PART OF MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF MADISONVILLE WITH U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #86001684
Name of Listing: TCHEFUNCTE RIVER RANGE REAR LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
LANTERN FROM CAT ISLAND LIGHT INSTALLED ON TOWER 1868; FUNCTIONED AS REAR RANGE LIGHT SINCE 1903; FRONT RANGE ON SKELETAL TOWER ON PILES; TO BE OPERATED AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION WHEN TRANSFER FROM USCG COMPLETED

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 08 2002 10:12:02 am EDT
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