Lighthouse of the Week, September 12-18, 2021: North Head Lighthouse, Washington, USA

 

Back in the USA this week, I went straight to Washington State, because it still has many lighthouses that haven't been my Lighthouse of the Week yet.   And this one happens to be in a state park with two lighthouses -- one that might still be considered on a riverbank (but very close to the ocean) and the other one actually on the Pacific Coast. 

If you haven't guessed the name of the lighthouse yet (there's a big clue up top), it's the North Head Lighthouse.  It's in the Cape Disappointment State Park, and there is also a Cape Disappointment lighthouse.  

It has a Web site about it, and about its restoration:  Keepers of the North Head Lighthouse

This is what the Lighthouse Directory tell us about it:

"1898. Active; focal plane 194 ft (59 m); two white flashes every 30 s, flashes separated by 7.5 s. 65 ft (20 m) brick tower with plaster overlay, attached to workroom; VRB-25 aerobeacon (1999). The original 1st order Fresnel lens (transferred from Cape Disappointment) is on display nearby at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, and the 4th order Fresnel lens used from 1935 to the 1950s is on display at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof black (formerly red). The brick principal keeper's house and half of the duplex assistant keeper's house are available for overnight rental or special events such as weddings; the other half of the assistant keepers's house is a ranger residence. ... The lantern was restored in spring 2015; its roof, red for many years, was repainted the original black. Also in 2015, $1.3 million was appropriated for the second phase of restoration, including repairs to the masonry and the foundation. This work began in 2016 and continued in several phases through 2018-19. The lighthouse reopened in August 2019."

Where is it?  Try here.

What does it look like?  See below!  The pictures are from various stages of restoration; the second one from the top is the fully restored lighthouse, and the bottom one looks like it is near the completion of the restoration.  Don't miss the video, which is pre-restoration. 

By Howard Garafano on Flickr