Built: 1891

Type: Conical

Height: 94 Feet

Status: Non Active

Deactivated:  April 2008

Location: 3 miles off Shore from a point on Olympic Peninsula - roughly halfway between Cape Flattery and Grays Harbor

Lens: Fourth Order Fresnel

Keepers: Christian Zauner

Notes: Construction on the Destruction Island Lighthouse began in 1888.  The fog signal made its debut in November of 1891 and eight weeks later on New Year's Eve, the five concentric wicks of the lamp were set afire for the first time. Four keepers were typically assigned to the station.   The Coast Guard assumed responsibility for the lighthouse in 1939.   
The Fresnel lens continued its countless revolutions until it was removed in 1995 and replaced with an automated beacon. The two keepers' dwellings are no longer standing. The only remaining companions to the lighthouse are two oil houses and the fog signal building, which has been remodeled to serve as temporary housing for maintenance crews.
In April of 2008, the Coast Guard, citing that the beacon was no longer being used for navigation, switched off the Destruction Island Lighthouse for good.