Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Virginia--Jones Point Light

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JONES POINT LIGHT

State: VIRGINIA
Location: POTOMAC RIVER / JONES POINT PARK
Nearest City: ALEXANDRIA
County: ALEXANDRIA
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1856

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1856
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1926-1995
Automated: 1919
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: GREY LANTERN ON WHITE HOUSE
Shape: CONICAL LANTERN ON SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: 155 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1995
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1926
Type: STEEL SKELETAL ON A CONCRETE FOUNDATION
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane:
Current Optic: Year Installed:

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1856
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BOUNDARY MARKER, SEA WALL

Current Use: NATIONAL PARK

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #80000352
Name of Listing: JONES POINT LIGHTHOUSE & D.C. S. CORNERSTONE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES (VA-641)

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 11:21:02 am EDT
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