East Brother Island Light

East Brother Island Light
Front view of lighthouse.
Map
LocationEast Brother Island
San Pablo Bay
San Francisco Bay Area
California
United States
Coordinates37°57′48″N 122°26′01″W / 37.963233°N 122.433643°W / 37.963233; -122.433643
Tower
Constructed1874
Constructionwooden tower
Automated1969
Height48 feet (15 m)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-story keeper's house
Markingsochre tower with white trim,
red lantern
OperatorEast Brother Light Station[1] [2]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalblast every 30s.
Light
First lit1 March 1874 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height61 feet (19 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), FA 251[clarification needed] (current)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
East Brother Island Light Station
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1873 (1873)
NRHP reference No.71000138[3]
CHISL No.951
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1971

East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California. It marks the entrance to San Pablo Bay from San Francisco Bay.

Map of East Brother Island

Built in 1874 and automated in 1969, the lighthouse was designed in the American Stick style by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed East Brother Island's sister stations,[4] Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams Light in Washington State (burned down by the Lighthouse Service in 1912), all in essentially the same style. The former keeper's house began operating as a bed and breakfast in 1980.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  2. ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 June 2016
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  4. ^ Frank Perry. "East Brother - History of an Island Light Station". Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.