Point Hueneme Lighthouse

The original Lighthouse was constructed in 1874. It was a Swiss-Elizabethan style with the first two floors serving as quarters for the the Keeper and Assistant. The structure was in use until 1940 when the construction of the channel entrance to the harbor required that the structure be moved. The current structure was completed 1941. The Fourth Order Fresnel lens which was manufactured in France by Barbier & Bernard in 1897.