Oakland Harbor Light
Sept. 24, 2019
Oakland Harbor Light, Embarcadero Cove, California
Oakland Harbor Light, Embarcadero Cove, California
Built in 1903.
OAKLAND HARBOR LIGHT
FORMERLY AT THE ENTRANCE TO OAKLAND HARBOR, NOW IN EMBARCADERO COVE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Station Established: 1903
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1903
Operational: NO
Automated: N/A
Deactivated: 1966
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PILINGS
Construction Materials: WOOD
Tower Shape: SQUARE WITHOUT A LANTERN
Markings/Pattern: WHITE
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Characteristic: Fixed White
Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER
Historical Information:
- The original tower was built in 1903 at the entrance of Oakland Harbor.
- The lighthouse was relocated to Embarcadero Cove in Oakland in 1951. It was sold to a private party that has maintained the structure as Quinn’s Lighthouse Restaurant.
- The lantern was transferred to Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, California.
Researched and written by Melissa Buckler, a Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Light House Society volunteer.