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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 wooden 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:
Dolphin watching cruises from Port Aransas provide a good view of the lighthouse; see www.kohootz.com or call (361) 779-3188. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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