Point Retreat Lighthouse, Admiralty Island, near Stephens Passage, Alaska
Built in 1904.
POINT RETREAT LIGHT
Location: ADMIRALTY ISLAND/LYNN CANAL
Station Established: 1904
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1923
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1973
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Tower Shape: SQUARE ON FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Markings/Pattern: WHITE ART DECO W/LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FIRST ORDER BIVALVE, FRESNEL 1904
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
- Point Retreat was construction in 1904 and was first lit on September 15th and displayed a fixed white light.
- The light was unmanned before 1917.
- Light was reestablished and upgraded in 1924 with construction of a new light and fog signal building.
- The lantern was removed in the 1950s and a solar powered 300 mm lens was installed on a post attached to the tower.
- In 1966 the second Keeper's quarters were demolished to make way for a helipad.
- In 1973 the light was again unmanned and downgraded to a minor light again.
- The lighthouse was transferred to the Alaska Lighthouse Association in 1998. Rehabilitation of the light has been funded in part by Save Americas Treasures grants that are administered by the National Park Service. In 2002 all the building were repainted. The group plans to restore the light and open it to the public.
- In 2003 the light was added to the National Register of Historic Places.