Downtown Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Tree Point
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2021
1. Tree Point Marker
Two weeks after the light went into operation, a flash fire disrupted full service. Fire was a constant threat at all lighthouses before they were electrified.
The original Tree Point lighthouse was an octagonal wooden building with a tall light tower rising from a pyramid-shaped roof. Two keepers' houses stood nearby. In 1935, the main building was replaced by a new one of reinforced concrete. The original lantern room was moved onto the new structure which housed all equipment and had a keepers office on the ground floor. One of the two original dwellings had been demolished, but those who kept the light, continued to live in the remaining house.
Tree Point's original, fourth-order Fresnel lens is now at Ketchikan's Tongass Historical Museum. The Coast Guard maintains the site.
At-a-glance box
• Location: south entrance to Revillagigedo Channel, 40 miles south of Ketchikan
• First Lighted: April 30, 1904
• Original Optics: fourth-order Fresnel lens
• Automated: 1967
Captions
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• Left, the original Tree Point Lighthouse. (photo courtesy Tongass Historical Society.)
• The new Art Deco style structure just before its completion in 1935. (US Coast Guard Photo)
• Above, the lantern room is moved over scaffolding from the old lighthouse to the new. (US Coast Guard Photo)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1904.
Location. 58° 17.912′ N, 134° 24.324′ W. Marker is in Juneau, Alaska, in Juneau Borough. It is in Downtown Juneau. Marker can be reached from Marine Way. Marker is on the Juneau Harbor boardwalk, south of Marine Park and across from the cruise ship berths. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 252 Marine Way, Juneau AK 99801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mary Island (here, next to this marker); Guard Islands (here, next to this marker); Five Finger (here, next to this marker); Sentinel Island (here, next to this marker); Point Retreat (here, next to this marker); Lincoln Rock, Fairway Island & Point Sherman (here, next to this marker);
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2021
2. Tree Point Marker
Regarding Tree Point. The Public Works Administration, a New Deal agency, designed and erected the 1935 lighthouse.
Also see . . .
1. Asset Detail | Tree Point Lighthouse. National Register of Historic Places registration (PDF) and photographs (PDF). (Submitted on September 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Tree Point Lighthouse. Background on the lighthouse's origins, construction, history and keepers - including one who wrote about his yearlong stint there, by Lighthousefriends.com. (Submitted on September 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
United States Coast Guard
3. Tree Point Lighthouse (Old)
The original structure began operating in 1904.
United States Coast Guard
4. Tree Point Lighthouse (Current)
This Art Deco lighthouse was first lit in 1935.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
