Heceta Head Light
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| Heceta Head Light | |
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 A closeup of Heceta Head Lighthouse |
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| Location: | Heceta Head |
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| Year first lit: | 1894 |
| Automated: | 1963 |
| Foundation: | Natural/emplaced |
| Construction: | Brick/stuccoed |
| Tower shape: | Conical attached to workroom |
| Height: | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Original lens: | First order Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Characteristic: | Flash white, 10 seconds |
Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse located on the Oregon Coast 14 miles (23 km) north of Florence, Oregon, United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint (a state park) midway up a 205-foot (63 m) tall headland. Built in 1894, the 56-foot (17 m) tall lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 miles (34 km), making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.[1]
The light is maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, while the assistant lighthouse keepers' house, operated as a bed and breakfast, is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. The lighthouse is two miles away from Sea Lion Caves.
Heceta Head is named after the Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, who explored the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century.
The lighthouse and the keepers' quarters were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its architectural and engineering significance.[2] The site originally included several other buildings—farm buildings and the single-family head lighthouse keeper's house, which was demolished in 1940. The remaining keepers' house was a duplex that housed the first and second assistant lighthouse keepers and their families. After the light was automated in 1963, the last keepers moved away and the remaining house was leased to Lane Community College in 1970 by the U.S. Forest Service, which had taken over management of the building. The porch of the Queen Anne-style house underwent restoration in 1981.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Oregon listings for Lane County. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ (1983) Style & Vernacular: A Guide to the Architecture of Lane County, Oregon. Western Imprints, The Press of the Oregon Historical Society. ISBN 0-87595-085-X.
[edit] External links
- Heceta Head Lighthouse Keeper’s House (official website)
- Heceta Head Light entry in National Park Service inventory of historic lighthouses
- Discover Oregon Lighthouses: Heceta
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