Mukilteo Light Station by bmac62
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Description
Recently refurbished and finally ready for a little photography. Mukilteo Light Station is only a six mile drive from home.
1906: Architect Designer: Carl Leick, German architect. The lighthouse was built and constructed of fir wood at a cost of $27,000. The Tribune headlines read, "Lamp lit in new Mukilteo tower." The newspaper proclaimed the Station to be the "Best Lighthouse on the Sound."
The station consisted of:
- A 38 foot wood tower with the lantern room fully enclosed by glass and vented to accomodate the smoke and fumes from the open lantern flame.
- A Fresnel sextagon shaped lens that rotated by means of a clockwork weight and pulley system. It required winding every three hours. The flash was at five second intervals. The small sectional prismatic lenses through which the light passed increased its strength to about 7,000 candle power.
- An oil lamp on the Fourth Order lens that required refilling every three hours and used approximately 243 gallons of coal oil per year.
- A Cunningham eight foot diaphragm foghorn that was operated by two air compressors. The foghorn was shaped like a giant trumpet and protruded out the back wall of the lighthouse. It sounded a four second blast every 16 seconds.
- A windmill powered water tower with oil and coal storage rooms beneath.
- Two keepers' living quarters.
1927: Electricity installed.
1939: Ownership of the Station transferred from the U.S. Lighthouse Service to the U.S. Coast Guard Service.
1960: Coast Guard announced its intentions to replace the Fresnel lens with a modern optic. Residents' protests saved the lens.
1977: Placed on the National Register of Historic Sites.
1979: Lens automated.
Bill
"Siamese Twins ~ for Neil (neiwil)"
Comments (46)
Vialliy
A very neat lighthouse and lovely picture. Beautiful colors.
kbrog
Now that has to be the cutest little Lighthouse I've ever seen. :D Wonderful find and a excellent capture!
MagikUnicorn
Neat shot as usual chief ;-) Thanks for the wonderful info
Faemike55
Great shot and very fascinating history
sandra46
marvelous and fantabulous image!
flavia49
splendid light and shot!
tennesseecowgirl
What a beauty, nice work and info you included. I just love these historic places, good to see them kept up so nicely.
helanker
What a marvellous lighthouse. So beautiful and so well captured too. Bravo Bill.
npauling
A super capture of this lovely lighthouse with its simple clear lines and elegant tower. The autumn tree is a lovely balancing feature.
Sea_Dog
Very nice shot.
auntietk
Excellent shot of the lighthouse! I agree with Nancy ... the tree adds a lovely dimension to the image. Nicely done!
jocko500
wonderful. i like light houses
goodoleboy
Superb clarity, composition, color, patterns and textures in this wunderbar capture, accompanied by the interesting developmental history, Bill.
Wolfmanw
Excellent capture and clarity
babuci
What a charming capture. So perfect and thx for the info.
lyron
Beautiful lighthouse. Great shot!!
RodS
What a delightful lighthouse! This is just perfect - excellent photo, Bill!
MrsLubner
Clean, crisp and well composed shot!
bimm3d
very beautiful image!!
beachzz
Sharp, clear shot of this tiny little lighthouse!!
T.Rex
Beautiful photo of a cute little light house. It almost looks like a model on a model rail road. Very well kept. Still functioning, I assume. Very nice with the sound in the background. Thanks for the history - it shows people really care. Keep up the good work! :-)
bazza
Great capture of this lighthouse Bill, it looks great with a new coat of paint, well done..
cfulton
Happy Birthday Bill! I really like the low light on this refurbished historic site. Clive
prutzworks
neat lighthouse congratz with your birthday
blinkings
This is lovely Bill and to me, so American. Our lighthouses are always much higher and made of stone. They often lack the character of this little gem.
awjay
beautiful shot my friend....
kansas
Nice to see it again. Guess I never took a photo of it in all the times I have been there. Thanks.
durleybeachbum
Superb photo, and I like the way the chimney is contained in the triangle formed by the halyard, post and crosspiece. As Andrew says..SO American! A very particular and lovely style.
kaward
Such a neat image! excellent compo too!
mariogiannecchini
Great shot and very fascinating history