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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Telephone: 206-217-6124
Website: http://www.maritimeheritage.net/attractions/attraction_select.asp?id=12
Notes:
This lighthouse station is the residence of the Coast Guard's district commander. The lens from Sentinel Island, Alaska is on display in the base of the lighthouse.
Tower Height: 37
Height of Focal Plane: 39
Description of Tower: White, octagonal masonry tower attached to fog signal building.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1887 1.5 story wood frame keeper's house, 1913 fog signal building, garage, storage building.
Date Established: 1887
Date Present Tower Built: 1913
Date Automated: 1984
Optics: 1913: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now VRB-25 optic.
Fog Signal: Automated horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, Coast Guard housing.
Open To Public? Yes.
Directions:
The lighthouse is at Beach Drive and Alki Avenue in southwestern Seattle. Tours are available 12:00-3:30 on weekends and major holidays from May through November, run by members of the Lake Union Coast Guard Flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
Keepers: R. W. Keeling (July 1964 - August 1964)
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