Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Southampton Shoals Light

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SOUTHAMPTON SHOALS LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: RELOCATED FROM SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR
Nearest City:
County:
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1905

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1905
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1960
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: ORIG. WOODEN PILES
Construction Materials:
Markings/Patterns:
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FIFTH ORDER FRESNEL LENS IS AT ANGEL ISLAND INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Has tower been moved? YES

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: ELECTRIC HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1905
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials:

Other Structures:

Current Use: YACHT CLUB

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? BY APPOINTMENT

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
SAINT FRANCIS YACHT CLUB MOVED STRUCTURE TO SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, TINSLEY ISLAND WHERE IT SERVES AS A YACHT CLUB

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 20 2002 10:29:02 pm EDT
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