Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2000
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Northern tip of Chandeleur Island
Latitude:
30° 2.9'
Longitude:
88° 52.3'
City / Town:
New Orleans
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Location County:
St. Bernard
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard, 8th District
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
Iron
Tower Foundation:
Pile
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
99
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
56
Tower Shape:
Skeletal, with Cylinder
Tower Daymark:
Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1896
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Platform Bungalow
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Frame on Piles
Other Structures:
Pier in poor condition
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 mm
Original Optic Type:
Third and a Half Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1896
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1966
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017