Alcatraz Lighthouse, California

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ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: ALCATRAZ ISLAND /
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Nearest City: SAN FRANCISCO
County: SAN FRANCISCO
Year Station Established: 1854
Year Automated: 1963
Year Existing Historic Tower Constructed: 1909

Alcatraz Island Light
Existing Historic Tower:

Is the Light Operational? YES; Date Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 84/Height of Focal Plane: 214 feet
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1854)
Present Optic: DCB-24 (1977)

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Fog Signal Building? NO (DISMANTLED)

Fog Signal Type: ELECTRIC KLAXON/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED)

Other Structures: 1909 STORAGE BUILDING IN THE BASEMENT OF KEEPERS

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK

Open to the Public? YES; GROUNDS ONLY

Access: GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA /
BOAT FROM FISHERMAN'S WHARF
Public Phone: 415-556-0560

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING: ALCATRAZ

Miscellaneous:
SITE OF FIRST WEST COAST LIGHT