LIGHTHOUSE HUB

Other Structures: 3 Other Keepers Dwellings, Cistern, Oil House,

Current Use: Active Aid To Navigation/Youth Hostel/State Historic

Owner/Manager: U.S. Coast Guard Lease To California Dept. Of Parks

Open to the Public? Yes (Go to Lighthouses To Visit for access information)

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77000337

Name of Listing: Pigeon Point Lighthouse

On State List/Inventory? Yes

Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous: Tower Under Restoration 1992-1993; Original First Order Lens Is Lit Each Year On November 15

Description:

Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque lighthouses on the Pacific coast, the 115-foot white masonry tower standing on a rocky promontory long a landmark for ships approaching San Francisco Bay from the southward. This lighthouse was built in 1872, and is equipped with a lens of the first order producing a light of 500,000 candlepower. The station also has an electrically operated fog signal. This headland, and hence the lighthouse, took its name from the ship Carrier Pigeon wrecked here many years ago.

"Pigeon Point Light Station is located on the coastal highway, five miles south of Pescadero, California. It is a family station operated by four men who live here in new ranch-style quarters completed in 1960. Pigeon Point is perhaps the most picturesque lighthouse on the Pacific Coast. The 115 foot, white masonry tower, built in 1872, resembles the typical New England structure. Because of its location and ready access from the main highway, Pigeon Point entertains a tremendous number of public visitors. As of July 1970, the unit was approximately ¼ automated." (Written in 1970).