Type:
Year Established:
1869
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
Santa Cruz CA from old Postcard.jpeg (414.28 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
LOCATION
Location:
West Side Of Entrance To Harbor
Latitude:
36° 57'05"
Longitude:
122° 01'38"
City / Town:
SANTA CRUZ
U.S. State:
California
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Demolished 1947, Replaced with Replica Tower
Year Tower Established:
1869
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
67
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1869
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Original lighthouse was sold at auction. A local carpenter had purchased the structure then dismantled it, using the lumber for other projects.