Browns Point Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Browns Point Lighthouse in 1991
location = Browns Point, Washington
coordinates = coord|47|18|22|N|122|26|35|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1933 (current tower)
yearbuilt = 1887
automated = 1963
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete
construction = Concrete
shape = Square without lantern
height = 34 ft (38 feet above sea level)
lens = VRB 25
range = 12 nm
characteristic = Flashing white light every 5s, Light obscured from 217° to 002°. HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si).

The Browns Point Lighthouse is located in Browns Point, Washington near Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington.

The original lighthouse station was designed by Carl Leick and established in 1887. The current structure was built in 1933 and automated in 1963.

The lighthouse and the nearby keeper's cottage are on the National Register of Historic Places.

ee also

*Warrior Rock Light, another lighthouse designed by Carl Leick

External links

* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=121 Lighthouse Friends] entry for Browns Point
* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5648 HistoryLink] article about Browns Point Lighthouse
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/brownspt.htm NPS - Historic light stations - Browns Point Light]