West Point Light Station - Seattle, Washington
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The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, is a 23-foot-high lighthouse on Seattle, Washington's West Point which juts into Puget Sound and marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay.
Waymark Code: WM14FZ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2007
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The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, is a 23-foot-high lighthouse on Seattle, Washington's West Point which juts into Puget Sound and marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay. According to a Coast Guard estimate, its flashing light has put in more than 400,000 hours of service. The beacon can be seen from fifteen miles away.
Opening on November 15, 1881, and featuring a fourth-order Fresnel lens, it was the first manned light station on Puget Sound and cost $25,000 to build. It was illuminated with a kerosene lamp for its first 44 years, until it was attached to Seattle's electric grid in 1926. It became automated in 1985, the last station in Washington to do so.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Under the National Historical Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, in early 2003, Seattle's Department of Parks and Recreation applied to the United States Department of the Interior to take custody of the lighthouse, and the lightkeeper's residence from the United States Coast Guard and incorporate it into Discovery Park. The city was granted the property in October of 2004.
The park offers weekend tours of the lighthouse. Call (206) 386-4236 for information.
Street address:
3801 W Government Way
Discovery Park
Seattle, WA USA
98199
County / Borough / Parish: King
Year listed: 1977
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1924
Historic function: Defense, Transportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Hours of operation: From: 7:00 AM To: 7:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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