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| photograph of Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, CA by Dianoguy |
BATTERY POINT (CRESENT CITY) LIGHT
State: CALIFORNIALocation: BATTERY POINT ISLAND
Nearest City: CRESCENT CITY
County: DEL NORTE
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1856
NPS photo by James P. Delgado, 1998
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1856
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1965-1982
Automated: 1953
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK TOWER/GRANITE HOUSE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CYLINDRICAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 45
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER DRUMM, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1953
Height of Focal Plane: 77
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS PROPERTY OF DEL NORTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? NO
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1856
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: STONE
Other Structures: CARPENTER SHOP, STORAGE BUILDING (LEAN TO ATTACHED TO LIGHTHOUSE), 4 WATERTANKS (1904), OIL HOUSE (1880)
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| Photo by Bobjgalindo |
Owner/Manager: DEL NORTE COUNTY
Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)
Web Site:
National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #83001177
Name of Listing: CRESCENT CITY LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1982
Miscellaneous:
BUILT BEFORE SPANISH INFLUENCE ON LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN
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