Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Texas Lighthouses--Point Bolivar Light

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POINT BOLIVAR LIGHT

State: TEXAS
Location: BOLIVAR PENINSULA/GALVESTON BAY
Nearest City: PORT BOLIVAR
County: GALVESTON
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1852

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith.

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1872
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated: N/A
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: BLACK
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 116
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1872
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 117
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS WHICH SERVED FROM 1907 TO 1933, PEDESTAL AND CLOCK MECHANISM ON DISPLAY AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1852
Description: 65-FOOT IRON TOWER PAINTED RED
Fate/Disposition: DISMANTLED 1862
2. Construction Date: 1865
Description: WOODEN 3-STORY
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1871
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: PLATFORM BUNGALOW
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: RADIO HOUSE (1958)

Current Use: PRIVATELY OWNED

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001445
Name of Listing: POINT BOLIVAR LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 01 2002 12:15:02 pm EDT
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