Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Alaska Lighthouses--Guard Island Light

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GUARD ISLAND LIGHT

State: ALASKA
Location: TONGASS NARROWS ENTRANCE/CLARENCE STRAIT
Nearest City: KETCHIKAN
County:
U.S.C.G. District: 17
Year Station Established: 1904

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1924
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1969
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SQUARE ON OIL HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 30
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1904
Present Optic: VRB-25 VEGA, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 23
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (DISMANTLED)

Year Constructed: 1924
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: AIR DIAPHONE/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 0
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Non-NPS Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
TOWER IS ON OIL HOUSE

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 13 2002 2:30:02 pm EDT
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