LIGHTHOUSES OF CALIFORNIA: ANACAPA ISLAND LIGHT

ANACAPA ISLAND LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: ENTRANCE TO SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
Nearest City: PORT HUENEME
County: VENTURA
Year Station Established: 1912
Year Automated:1968
Year Existing Historic Tower Constructed: 1932


NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1995
Existing Historic Tower:
Is the Light Operational? YES; Date Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK/CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH BLACK TRIM
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 40/Height of Focal Plane: 277
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1932)
Present Optic: DCB-24 (1991)
Lens Disposition: THIRD ORDER FRESNEL ON DISPLAY IN ISLAND VISITOR CENTER
Modern Tower? NO

Existing Fog Signal Building? YES
Year Constructed: 1932
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Architectural Style: SPANISH REVIVAL
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. DIAPHONE
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1932
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: SPANISH REVIVAL
Construction Materials: WOOD
Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, RADIO BUILDING, TANK HOUSE, 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS, DOCK, CRANE HOUSE, CISTERN

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WITH U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK

Open to the Public? GROUNDS OPEN; ESCORTED TOURS AVAILABLE
Access: CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK /
BOAT FROM VENTURA
Public Phone: 805-658-5700
National Register Status: LISTED: ANACAPA LIGHTHOUSE