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Pigeon Point Lighthouse
This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-order lens. The lighthouse was automated in 1974 and has been in continual service since it was built. The original lens is still in place and could be operable.
- Time to build: construction began June 1871; built 1871–72, per the HABS architectural data form
- Materials: brick, per the HABS architectural data form
Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.