Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Point Loma Light (Old)

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POINT LOMA LIGHT (OLD)

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT
Nearest City: SAN DIEGO
County: SAN DIEGO
Year Station Established: 1855
Year Automated: 1986
Year Existing Historic Tower Constructed: 1855

NPS photo by James P. Delgado, 1989.

Existing Historic Tower:

Is the Light Operational? NO
Dates Deactivated: 1891
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH GREEN LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 46/Height of Focal Plane: 462
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1855)
Present Optic: NONE
Lens Disposition: THIRD ORDER FRESNEL IS IN LANTERN BUT DOES NOT SERVE AS ACTIVE AID

Previous Towers: NONE

Newer Tower? YES

Year Constructed: 1891(see POINT LOMA LIGHT (NEW))

Existing Fog Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE ON COBBLE

Other Structures: CISTERN

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Current Use: NATIONAL PARK

Open to the Public? YES; OPEN DAILY 9-5 PM YEAR ROUND; 9-6 PM FROM JULY 4 THROUGH LABOR DAY

Access: CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT / 1800 CABRILLO MEMORIAL DRIVE/ROUTE 209
Public Phone: 619-557-5450

National Register Status: LISTED: OLD POINT LOMA LIGHTHOUSE

Documented by HABS? YES CA-41

Miscellaneous:
LIGHT IS ON AT NIGHT FOR AESTHETIC REASONS, BUT LIGHT SOURCE IS OFFSET ABOUT FOUR INCHES WITH THE FRESNEL LENS TO REDUCE ITS EFFECT

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 19 2002 11:04:02 am EDT
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