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

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WEST POINT LIGHT

State: WASHINGTON
Location: ELLIOTT BAY / PUGET SOUND
Nearest City: SEATTLE
County: KING
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1881

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1991

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1881
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1984
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK/STUCCO
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCT/SQUARE ATTACHED TO FOG SIGNAL BLDG
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 23
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1881
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 27
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (1906 ADDITION TO 1881 TOWER)

Year Constructed: 1906
Construction Materials: BRICK/STUCCO
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1881
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: 2ND FRAME KEEPERS QUARTERS, METAL OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION WITHIN CITY PARK

Owner/Manager: CITY OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION

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

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001336
Name of Listing: WEST POINT LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous: TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN 2005 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 3:57:02 pm EDT
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