Mukilteo Light Station by bmac62
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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)
flora-crassella
a very beautiful image! FANTASTIC photo!!!!!
debbielove
Now that's a beautiful looking lighthouse!!! Got to agree with blinkings there, so American.. Ours are built to withstand huge earth shattering storms from hell!!!!!! Made from stone and built hundreds of feet high! Yours are beautiful... Great shot.. By the way! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE!!!!! Rob
kenmo
So lucky to have a beautiful spot near to you....
jendellas
What a lovely sharp clean pic, fantastic littl place!!!
Rainastorm
Awesome info on this, thanks Bill...I love it.
paul leatham
Looks like a Hopper painting.
Richardphotos
while I was younger I should have built my own tower.the neighbors may have objected, but what the heck. a beautiful place and capture
MrsRatbag
It looks so fresh and pristine! A beautiful portrait!
anahata.c
well ok, I'm back to do this. (I couldn't let it go another night.) The piece has real clarity, the surfaces of this beautiful structure almost seem 'perfect' as if they had little flaw. But at the same time, you get beautiful shadows which sink this flush-forward white, red & gray trim into mystery. It reminds me a bit of Wyeth (andrew, the painter) because of the simple surfaces & great mystery. The shadows are very rich, as is the bleached light on the left-tower (with the lens) and on the metal 'mast' on the right...Behind, a misty port and a deep blue sky. That bleached light gives this a luscious bleakness, as all lighthouses have a bleakness to them. It's just how lighthouses are: They encourage a bleakness mixed with nostalgia. This is beautiful Bill. And the red tree's a fine bursting addition.
danapommet
Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts and living two houses down, from Mr. Arnold, the lighthouse keeper, lighthouses have always been a joy in my life. This photo has super clarity and perfect POV. Thanks for the wonderful share. Dana
Buffalo1
I love lighthouses! This one is pretty as a picture, literally and figuratively!
kasalin
Bill, that is an awesome story and an excellent capture !!!!!!!!!
MaraP
Amazing image and mood!
jascorpio
A beautiful and cozy lighthouse!!
zoren
a beauty, cool history!
Osper
Good eye on picking up great buildings!