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Kuiu Island , Alaska
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1932
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1974
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Rock
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Concrete
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square
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75 ft (96 feet above sea level)
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Third order Fresnel Lens
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18 nm
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White art deco marking, Flashing White 5s, Obscured from 134° to 245° Emergency light (Fl W 5s) of reduced intensity if main light is extinguished
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is a
Lighthouse located on Kuiu Island adjacent to
Sumner Strait in
Southeast Alaska.
The first attempt to light these waters was an
Acetylene Lantern placed on the
Spanish Islands , just off the southern end of Kuiu Island. The lantern was proved ineffective and consequently Congress appropriated $59,400 in 1929 for a lighthouse and construction began in September of that year. However, weather and inadequate funds delayed the completion of the station until it finally became active in March of 1932. The total cost ended up in excess of $150,000. The lighthouse became automated in 1974 and in 1989 fire damaged the
Tram ,
Dock ,
Boathouse , hoist house, paint shed, and
Helipad . The original third order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1996 with solar powered aero beacon. The lens is on display in
Clausen Museum in the nearby community of
Petersburg . The lighthouse was added to the
National Register Of Historic Places in 2005. It is currently an active aid to
Navigation .
