St. George Reef Lighthouse, California

ST. GEORGE REEF LIGHT nps.gov

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: 6 MILES OFF POINT ST. GEORGE
Nearest City: CRESCENT CITY
County: DEL NORTE
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1867

St. George Reef Light
Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1892
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1975 - 2002
Automated:
Foundation Materials: ELLIPTICAL/CONCRETE/GRANITE
Construction Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 90
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1892
Present Optic: ?
Year Present Lens Installed: 2002
Height of Focal Plane: 144
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FIRST ORDER FRESNEL REMOVED TO COUNTY MUSEUM IN 1975

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1892
Construction Materials: GRANITE
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Fog Signal Type: REMOVED

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1892
Number of Stories: 7
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: GRANITE

Other Structures: MASONRY BOAT LANDING

Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION / UNDER RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: DEL NORTE COUNTY LEASE TO ST. GEORGE REEF LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #93001373
Name of Listing: ST. GEORGE REEF LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF CALIFORNIA MPS)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
AMERICA'S MOST EXPENSIVE LIGHTHOUSE; ENGINEERING FEAT TAKING 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, BUILT BY GEORGE BALLANTYNE; REPLACED BY LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOY; RELIT AS PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION IN OCTOBER 2002