Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Alabama Lighthouses--Mobile Middle Bay Lighthouse

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MOBILE MIDDLE BAY LIGHT

State: ALABAMA
Location: MOBILE HARBOR/MOBILE BAY
Nearest City: MOBILE
County: MOBILE
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1885

Photo courtesy Capt. Hal Pierce

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1885
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1967
Automated: 1935
Foundation Materials: SCREW PILING W/PLATFORM
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE DWELLING/RED PILES
Shape: HEXAGONAL W/OUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 54
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed: 1885
Present Optic: 155 MM (HAZARD WARNING)
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Fresnel Lens Disposition: USCG LOANED LENS TO FORT MORGAN MUSEUM FOR DISPLAY IN 1996

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1905
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: None

Current Use: UNDER RESTORATION

Owner/Manager: ALABAMA HISTORICAL COMMISSION/MOBILE MIDDLE BAY LIGHTHOUSE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #74000429
Name of Listing: MIDDLE BAY LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
BUILT AS REPLICA OF HOOPER STRAIT LIGHTHOUSE; DAMAGED IN 1916 HURRICANE; RESTORED BY MIDDLE BAY LIGHT CENTENNIAL COMMISSION IN 1984; STABILIZATION UNDERTAKEN IN 1993; ORIGINAL LANTERN ROOM OBTAINED AND IS UNDER RENOVATION AND RESTORATION IN 1998.

Last Modified: Wed, Dec 12 2001 2:30:02 pm EDT
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