Lylly Ann Lighthouse
We went on the Dolphin Harbor ride at sunset. The boat captain saw me taking pictures of the place and slowed down. The lighthouse is privately owned and the captain said the light only comes on when the owner wants to turn it on..:) Sure. Anyway, I got lucky and the guy turned it on for us. Here's some more info:
The Aransas Pass Light Station was one of original Texas stations of the Lighthouse Service, that was formed in 1851, and merged into the Coast Guard in 1939.
The lighthouse is the second oldest on the Texas coast and the oldest surviving structure in the Aransas Pass-Corpus Christi area
When the Aransas Pass shifted, the light station was not needed and a new light was installed on Port Aransas. The Light was extinguished and the property delisted in 1952, and the property considered surplus. It was sold at auction in 1955. The channel was renamed Lydia Ann Channel and the light station Lydia Ann Light Station.
Current
H-E-B CEO Charles Butt purchased the light station, hired a caretaker, remodeled and restored the structures after a hurricane, and put the automated lighthouse back into service in 1988. It is currently the only light station on the Texas coast to have an on-site caretaker
Lylly Ann Lighthouse
We went on the Dolphin Harbor ride at sunset. The boat captain saw me taking pictures of the place and slowed down. The lighthouse is privately owned and the captain said the light only comes on when the owner wants to turn it on..:) Sure. Anyway, I got lucky and the guy turned it on for us. Here's some more info:
The Aransas Pass Light Station was one of original Texas stations of the Lighthouse Service, that was formed in 1851, and merged into the Coast Guard in 1939.
The lighthouse is the second oldest on the Texas coast and the oldest surviving structure in the Aransas Pass-Corpus Christi area
When the Aransas Pass shifted, the light station was not needed and a new light was installed on Port Aransas. The Light was extinguished and the property delisted in 1952, and the property considered surplus. It was sold at auction in 1955. The channel was renamed Lydia Ann Channel and the light station Lydia Ann Light Station.
Current
H-E-B CEO Charles Butt purchased the light station, hired a caretaker, remodeled and restored the structures after a hurricane, and put the automated lighthouse back into service in 1988. It is currently the only light station on the Texas coast to have an on-site caretaker