East Brother Island Light
Front view of lighthouse. | |
| Location | East Brother Island San Pablo Bay San Francisco Bay Area California United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°57′48″N 122°26′01″W / 37.963233°N 122.433643°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1874 |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Automated | 1969 |
| Height | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-story keeper's house |
| Markings | ochre tower with white trim, red lantern |
| Operator | East Brother Light Station |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | blast every 30s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1 March 1874 |
| Focal height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), FA 251 (current) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
East Brother Island Light Station | |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000138 |
| CHISL No. | 951 |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1971 |
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East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California. It marks the entrance to San Pablo Bay from San Francisco Bay.
Built in 1874 and automated in 1969, the lighthouse was designed in the American Stick style by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed East Brother Island's sister stations, Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams Light in Washington State (burned down by the Lighthouse Service in 1912), all in essentially the same style. The former keeper's house began operating as a bed and breakfast in 1980.