Location Budd Inlet, Washington Year first lit 1934 Foundation Surface Height 9.1 m Construction Concrete Added to NRHP 1 May 1995 | Year first constructed 1934 Automated 1987 Tower shape Pyramidal Opened 1934 Material Concrete Nearest city Olympia | |
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Similar Smith Island Light Station, Semiahmoo Harbor Light, Ediz Hook Light, Marrowstone Point Light, Slip Point Light | ||
The Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse is a U.S. lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Washington, and was one of the first in the state of Washington to be automated. It sits at the northeastern entrance to Budd Inlet north of Olympia. It is the southernmost light in Puget Sound and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Map of Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse, Lighthouse Ln NE, Olympia, WA 98506, USA
History
Dofflemeyer Point defines the eastern side of the entrance to Budd Inlet, which leads south to Olympia, the state capital. A lens lantern atop a twelve-foot stake was established at the Point in 1887. The present day 30-foot (9.1 m), pyramidal concrete tower, designed by architect Rufus Kindle, replaced the first light in 1934. In the 1960s, the Coast Guard automated the Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse, using photoelectric cells to turn the light on and off. However, a contract keeper was still required to maintain the light and tower, and to activate the fog signal when needed. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1987 and a radio-beacon, which transmitted a radio signal used in locating a mariner’s position, was installed.
On May 1, 1995, the Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse was officially designated by the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as an historic place and listed on the Washington Heritage Register. The lighthouse sits on private property and is not open to the public.