2686. (photo on mat) Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Louisiana. c.1920’s.
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2686. (photo on mat) Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Louisiana. c.1920’s.
- (photo on mat) Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Louisiana. c.1920’s. The Sabine Pass Lighthouse was constructed in 1856 on a mud flat only 3 feet above high tide. It was constructed of brick and, because of the soft surface, has eight concrete buttresses to give it stability. There are four long buttresses, which extend 20 feet from the base and four smaller buttresses that extend about 18 feet from the outside wall. The tower has an octagonal shape and a height of 75 feet. The wall, at the base of the tower is one foot thick with an inside diameter of eight feet. The lighthouse was originally painted white but in the late 1930s, it was painted white with black stripes, which through the years have faded to a gray. The original lens was a third order Fresnel lens, which has long since been removed. The keepers quarters burned in 1976. The station was deactivated in 1952 and ownership transferred to the State of Louisiana. Today the property is owned by the Cameron Preservation Alliance – Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Inc. and efforts are underway to preserve the lighthouse structure. B/w image is clear and close and measures 3 ½” x 4 ½” and is mounted on a 5 ¼” x 6 ½” mat. Nice clear, close view of the pre 1930 light tower and elevated keeper’s dwelling. (VG+). $38.