Point Arena, CA
1908 (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 155 ft (47 m); white flash every 15 s. 115 ft (35 m) cylindrical reinforced white concrete tower rising from a 1-story round workroom. Lantern painted black. The original 1st order Fresnel lens (transferred from the 1870 tower) is on display in the wood fog signal building (1896), which houses a museum. The active light is mounted on the gallery outside the lantern. Four modern keeper's dwellings (1960) are available as vacation lodging. This lighthouse was the first reinforced concrete lighthouse built in the U.S. In September 2004 mercury was removed from the lantern room, clearing the way for restoration of the lens and tower. The California Cultural and Historical Endowment granted $1.2 million to restore the station and the preservation group raised another $300,000. In 2008-10 these funds supported a complete restoration of all the buildings, including disassembly, restoration, and display of the Fresnel lens. Located on a sharp, spectacular promontory at the end of Lighthouse Road, off CA 1 about 2 miles (3 km) north of the town of Point Arena.
Above information copied from the Lighthouse Directory's web site.
Point Arena, CA
1908 (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 155 ft (47 m); white flash every 15 s. 115 ft (35 m) cylindrical reinforced white concrete tower rising from a 1-story round workroom. Lantern painted black. The original 1st order Fresnel lens (transferred from the 1870 tower) is on display in the wood fog signal building (1896), which houses a museum. The active light is mounted on the gallery outside the lantern. Four modern keeper's dwellings (1960) are available as vacation lodging. This lighthouse was the first reinforced concrete lighthouse built in the U.S. In September 2004 mercury was removed from the lantern room, clearing the way for restoration of the lens and tower. The California Cultural and Historical Endowment granted $1.2 million to restore the station and the preservation group raised another $300,000. In 2008-10 these funds supported a complete restoration of all the buildings, including disassembly, restoration, and display of the Fresnel lens. Located on a sharp, spectacular promontory at the end of Lighthouse Road, off CA 1 about 2 miles (3 km) north of the town of Point Arena.
Above information copied from the Lighthouse Directory's web site.