Existing
Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1875
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1958
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
W/IRON LANTERN
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures:
SEPARATE
Tower Height: 25
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1875
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1886
Height of Focal Plane: 95
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? YES
Year Constructed: 1875
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: RECTANGULAR
Fog Signal Type: HORN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: GOTHIC DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Other Structures: OIL HOUSE
Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO
NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING
Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD
Open to the Public? NO
National Register Status: LISTED;
Reference #91001096
Name of Listing: YERBA BEUNA ISLAND
LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA MPS)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year
Listed:
HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, CA-1554
Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS HOUSES DISTRICT COMMANDANT; FOG
SIGNALS HAVE INCLUDED A BELL, STEAM
WHISTLE, DIAPHONE, DIAPHRAGM HORN