Point Bolivar Light
Port Bolivar Lighthouse in 2010 | |
| Location | SH 87, Port Bolivar, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°22′00″N 94°46′01″W / 29.366787°N 94.766972°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | brick covered with cast iron sheets |
| Height | 116 feet (35 m) |
| Shape | round |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1852 |
| Deactivated | 1933 |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
Point Bolivar Lighthouse | |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Built by | Bureau of Lighthouses |
| Architectural style | Malleable-Iron Lighthouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001445 |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1977 |
Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.
The current lighthouse is at least the second structure at the site. The first lighthouse was built in 1852 of cast iron made at the Baltimore foundry of Murray and Hazlehurst, and was pulled down during the Civil War so that Union warships could not use it as a navigational aid.