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Managing Organization:
Private owner
Notes:
This lighthouse was built in 1855 but wasn't first lighted until 1857. It was badly damaged in the Civil War. The original keeper's house was destroyed in a hurricane in 1916.
Tower Height: 68
Height of Focal Plane: 65
Description of Tower: Octagonal brick tower with white lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
One-story wood keeper's dwelling, oil house, storage building.
Date Established: 1855
Date Present Tower Built: 1855
Date Deactivated: 1861-1867, 1952-1988
Optics: 1855: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now on display at Port Aransas City Hall.
Current Use: Private aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Some of the cruises leaving Woody's Sport Center in Port Aransas may offer views of the lighthouse. Call (800) 211-9227 or (512) 749-4795, or email judym@mail.ld.centuryinter.net for information.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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