Historic Structure Report, The Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California

Holland FR and Law HG. 1981. Historic Structure Report, The Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Branch of Historic Preservation. Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado

This Historic Structure Report covers the preservation of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument. This report includes the Administrative, Historical, and Architectural Data Sections of the Historic Structure Report as required by the Planning (Task) Directive for Package 123. The Architectural Data Section has been designed to satisfy that architectural research requirements for the preservation of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument. The lighthouse is the principle historic structure at Cabrillo National Monument. It exemplifies Cape Cod architectural style and was one of the first eight lighthouses to be constructed on the West Coast of the United States. The lighthouse was constructed in 1854, lighted in 1855, and operated until 1891. It is recommended that the period of interpretation should be circa 1887. The proposed treatment of the structure is preservation, with some emergency measures to prevent further deterioration. The park's master plan called for the structure to interpret the lifestyle and living conditions of the 19th century lighthouse keeper and family. This document includes the Historic Structure Report written by F. Ross Holland in 1964, incorporating additional information that has been obtained over the years in the course of other lighthouse research.

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Published Report
Authors
Holland, F.; Law, Henry
Date of Issue
1981-03
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Branch of Historic Preservation
Units
CABR , HIST , PWR
Keywords
Architecture, Cabrillo National Monument, cistern, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Francis A. Gibbons, Francis X. Kelly, History, keeper, lighthouse, Lighthouse Board, lighthouse keeper, maritime, navigation, occupation, Old Spanish Lighthouse, Point Loma, Preservation, radio station, Resource Management, San Diego, shipwreck, technology, United States Coast Survey
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 000097: Old Point Loma Lighthouse (000097)

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