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Managing Organization:
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historical Park
Telephone:
800-792-1112
Website: http://portisabellighthouse.com/lighthouse/
Contact Address Information:
421 East Queen Isabella Blvd.
Port Isabel
Texas,
78578,
United States
Notes:
This is the only lighthouse in Texas that is open to the public on a regular basis. The site has been restored and the keeper's quarters was reconstructed in 1995. In 2019 operations of the lighthouse were transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife to the Texas Historical Commission. Tower Height: 57 Height of Focal Plane: 82 Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1853 Date Present Tower Built: 1853 Date Deactivated: 1905 and lens removed. Relighted 2022 with replica lens. Optics: 1853 Reflector lamps; 1857 3rd order Fresnel lens; 2022 replica lens. Current Use: Part of historic park. Open To Public? Yes. Museum?
Historic site tours at Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historical Park are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The The Port Isabel Historical Museum is two blocks away and is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Directions:
The park and lighthouse are located on the Lower Laguna Madre in the City of Port Isabel, approximately 26 miles east of US Highway 77/83 on State Highway 100. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: J.H.B. Ham (1853-1860, died in service), Hannah Ham (1860-1862), R. Burdeen (1865-?), William Egly (c. 1891-1905).
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