Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Point Sur Light

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POINT SUR LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: POINT SUR
Nearest City: BIG SUR
County: MONTEREY
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1889

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1889
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER ON STANDSTONE BLDG
Shape: SQUARE ON FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 48
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1889
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed: 1975
Height of Focal Plane: 273
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIG. FIRST ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT THE STANTON CENTER MARITIME MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER, MONTEREY
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1889
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE
Architectural Style: RICH. ROMANESQUE
Fog Signal Type: STEAM WHISTLE (REMOVED 1971)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES CONVERTED FROM 1889 ENGINE HOUSE

Year Constructed: 1902
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: CRAFTSMAN/COL. REVIVAL
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE

Other Structures: BLACKSMITH/CARPENTER SHOP, PUMPHOUSE, BARRACKS, RADIOBEACON, BARN, CISTERN, OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, WOOD/SANDSTONE ASST. KEEPERS DWELLING (1889), ORIG. MARINE RAILWAYS (1889/1911)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER)/CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS (REMAINING BLDGS)

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #91001097
Name of Listing: POINT SUR LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF CALIFORNIA MPS)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
COMPLETE 19TH CENTURY LIGHT STATION WITH ALL ORIGINAL BUILDINGS INTACT; 1999 RESTORATION UNDERWAY; ACTIVELY SEEKING FRESNEL LENS

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 19 2002 5:06:02 pm EDT
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