Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Hawaii Lighthouses--Diamond Head Light

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DIAMOND HEAD LIGHT

State: HAWAII
Location: DIAMOND HEAD/OAHU ISLAND
Nearest City: HONOLULU
County: HONOLULU
U.S.C.G. District: 14
Year Station Established: 1899

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1991

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1918
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1924
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 57
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1899
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1899
Height of Focal Plane: 147
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1921
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: BUNGALOW
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #80001282
Name of Listing: U.S. COAST GUARD DIAMOND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
CONSTRUCTION OF 1918 TOWER USED WATCHROOM FROM 1899 TOWER

Last Modified: Mon, Feb 25 2002 12:26:02 pm EDT
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