Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Oregon Lighthouses--Yaquina Bay Light (Old)

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YAQUINA BAY LIGHT (OLD)

State: OREGON
Location: YAQUINA BAY STATE PARK
Nearest City: NEWPORT
County: LINCOLN
U.S.C.G. District: 13
Year Station Established: 1871

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1871
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1874-1996
Automated:
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER ON DWELLING
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 51
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1871
Present Optic: 250MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1996
Height of Focal Plane: 161
Fresnel Lens Disposition: UNKNOWN

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1871
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: CLAPBOARD
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: CISTERN

Current Use: MUSEUM IN STATE PARK/PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: STATE OF OREGON LEASE TO LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #74001692
Name of Listing: OLD YAQUINA BAY LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1970

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY YAQUINA HEAD LIGHT IN 1874; USED AS CREW STATION FOR U.S. LIFESAVING SERVICE; RELIT AS PRIVATE AID IN 1996

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 07 2002 10:36:02 am EDT
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