9/14/2019
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
8/27/2016
9/14/2019
9/14/2019
8/27/2016
Landmark information
- Location:
On island in San Francisco Bay. Nearest access is at marina - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
8/27/2016 - Date Most Recently Visited:
9/14/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 57.795, W 122 26.009 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
East Brother Light Station
Constructed in 1873-74, East Brother Light Station is the older of only two remaining light stations of San Francisco Bay that have remained substantially unchanged. The original 5th order classical (Fresnel) lens was replaced with the present beacon when the station was automated in 1969 after 95 years of operation by keepers of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and later the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1971 East Brother Light Station was entered on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1980, after ten years of benign neglect, rehabilitation was begun with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard. A matching grant from the Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Services under the provisions of the National Historic Presentation Act of 1966, the California State Office of Historic Preservation, and the efforts of hundreds of individuals who generously contributed their labor and resources to preserve this landmark for the enjoyment and benefit of the public.
Dedicated to the brave and faithful men and women of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard.