 c. 1986 | |
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| Location | Chandeleur Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°2′50″N 88°52′41″W / 30.04722°N 88.87806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1848 |
| Foundation | Pile |
| Construction | Iron |
| Automated | 1966 |
| Shape | Skeletal with cylinder |
| Markings | Brown with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1896 (most recent tower) |
| Deactivated | destroyed by Katrina, 2005 |
| Focal height | 102 feet (31 m) |
| Lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | various, most recent: Flashing white |
Chandeleur Light | |
| Nearest city | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Lighthouse Tower |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001404[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1986 |
The Chandeleur Island Light was a lighthouse established in 1848 near the northern end of the Chandeleur Islands in the Gulf of Mexico, off the east coast of Louisiana.[2] Hurricane Katrina destroyed the light in 2005.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Louisiana". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.