National Archives Cartographic & Architectural

The bulk of the Record Group 26 collection of lighthouse drawings are housed in the Cartographic Branch in College Park, Maryland.  There are additional plans in the regional branches in Philadelphia, PA, and San Bruno, CA. The U.S. Lighthouse Society has scanned the plans of the main lighthouse collections that were duplicated in 42 notebooks as a finding aid for researchers. The College Park facility has additional plans from the various USCG Civil Engineering Units around the country in a collection called "U.S. Coast Guard Facilities." It includes plans created by the Lighthouse Service, Lifesaving Service, and Coast Guard.

Brant Point - plans for proposed new lighthouse tower, 1900

Brant Point - second floor plan for new dwelling 1919

Browns Head - 1900 drawings of dwelling, first and second floor

Browns Head - proposed alteration to dwelling, first floor, 1900

Browns Head - proposed alteration to dwelling, second floor, 1900

Buffalo NY 1818 - Proposed Foundation

Bulls Bay SC - Letter 1894

Burnt Coat Harbor - drawing of range lights and dwelling 1872

Burnt Coat Harbor - drawing of range lights and dwelling 1872

Burnt Island - 1932 drawing of sector light

Burnt Island - drawing of sector light

Burnt Island - first floor plan of dwelling 1900

Burnt Island - second floor plan of dwelling 1900

Cape Arago Architectural Plans

Cape Decision AK Lantern Base 1930 NA

Cape Elizabeth - diaphone fog signal drawing

Cape Elizabeth - Jones fog bell drawing 1854

Cape Elizabeth - plans for fog signal building 1886

Cape Elizabeth 1903 map

Cape Elizabeth Fog Bell Drawing

Cape Elizabeth lens and pedestal drawing 1

Cape Elizabeth map 1903

Cape Elizabeth map 1906

Cape Elizabeth map 1909

Cape Elizabeth map of light station 1931

Cape Poge - map

Cape San Blas FL Original Tower 1858

Carysfort Reef FL Dimensional Drawing 1853

Cistern: Wolf Trap VA

Crabtree Ledge - drawing of proposed lighthouse

Crabtree Ledge plans

Crabtree Ledge plans - pg 10

Crabtree Ledge plans - pg 2

Crabtree Ledge plans - pg 3

Crabtree Ledge plans - pg 4

Crabtree Ledge plans - pg 5