Point Hueneme Lighthouse
The U.S. Lighthouse Service constructed and maintained all federal aids to navigation until it merged with the U. S. Coast Guard in 1939.
The original structure at Point Hueneme was constructed in 1874. It was a Swiss-Elizabethan style with the first two floors serving as quarters for the the Keeper and Assistant Keeper and their families. The structure was in use until 1940 when the construction of the channel entrance to the harbor required that the structure be moved. At that time it was decided to construct a new Lighthouse hence the current structure seen today.
The current structure was completed and the light first lit in 1941. It is an example of the Art Moderne style. The Keeper, Assistant Keeper and their families did not live in this structure. Housing was constructed nearby. The cottages are still standing, however they are no longer owned by the Coast Guard.
The Fourth Order Fresnel lens which was manufactured in France by Barbier & Bernard in 1897 and arrived shortly thereafter was relocated to the current structure and is in operation to this day.
On the 3rd Saturday of each month (February thru October), the U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Los Angeles and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary join to open Point Hueneme Lighthouse for visitors.
Point Hueneme is open on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. February thru October (We are closed November thru January) Admission is FREE.
Entrance to lighthouse is via the Lighthouse Promenade which begins at the Flag Plaza on Surfside Drive (near intersection of Surfside Drive and Ventura Road in the City of Port Hueneme). The Promenade walk (flat surface) is approximately 1/2 mile to the lighthouse gate.
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