octagonal tower with balcony and lantern centred on the roof of a 2-storey keeper's house
Power source
solar power
Operator
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center[1][2]
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
Focal height
91 feet (28 m)
Lens
Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 250 mm lens (current)
Range
8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic
Fl W 6s.
Eldred Rock Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Nearest city
Haines, Alaska
Area
less than one acre
Architectural style
Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.
75000332[3]
AHRS No.
JUN-081
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
December 30, 1975
Designated AHRS
1970
The Eldred Rock Light is an historic octagonal lighthouse adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska. It is the last of the ten lighthouses constructed in Alaska between 1902 and 1906. It was also the last of 12 manned lighthouses that were started in Alaska.[4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Eldred Rock Lighthouse.[3]
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
^Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 7 June 2016
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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