Santa Barbara (California)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1857-1858 F R. R12. LHB Light List (US): 368
1860 F W. W12. LHB Light List (US): 352
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 358
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 364
1878 F W. W17. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 451
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 470
1881 LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1886 F W. W171/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 602
1887 LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 640
1892 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 831
1893 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 855
1894 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 872
1895 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 888
1896 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 989
1900 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 10
1906 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 14
1911 F W. W17. USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A
1914 Fl W 15s. W20. fl 1. USLHS Light List (Pacific): 20
1930-1933 Fl W 30s. W19. fl 0.6. USLHS Light List (Pacific): 59
1945 Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. USCG Light List (Pacific): 185
1950
1951 Fl W 30s. W17. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees.
1952-1960 Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 22
1961-1965 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 22
1966 Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).
1967 Fl W 10s. W18. fl 1. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).
1968-1972 Fl W 10s. W18. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).
1973-1974 Fl W 10s. W25. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).
1975-1984 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 28
1985 USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 28
1986 USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195
1988
1990 Fl W 10s. W15. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).
2004 Fl W 10s. W25. Obscured 090°-275°(185°).

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1857-1858 4th 34 180 Low brick tower rising from keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (US): 368
1860 Low tower rising from keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (US): 352
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 358
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 364
1878 Low gray tower, rising from keeper's dwelling, one and a half story, stone-cemented, gray-washed, with green shutters to windows. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 451
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 470
1881 N/A Gray; lantern, red. Tower on one and a half story dwelling. LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1886 180 Low gray tower, rising from stone-colored dwelling, with green window-shutters; dome of lantern, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 602
1887 N/A N/A Gray; dome of lantern, red; shutters, green. Tower on stone dwelling. LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1888 4th 180 White tower, rising from white dwelling with green window-shutters; lantern, black. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 640
1892 N/A White tower, rising from white dwelling with green window shutters and red roof; lantern, black. LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 831
1893 180 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 855
1894 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 872
1895 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 888
1896 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 989
1900 178 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 10
1906 White tower, rising from white dwelling with red roof; lantern, black. LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 14
1911 N/A N/A White. Tower on dwelling. USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A
1914 N/A 34 178 White; tower on dwelling. USLHS Light List (Pacific): 20
1930-1933 Rf ei 52 170 Gray skeleton tower. USLHS Light List (Pacific): 59
1945 Dl e 24 142 White tower. USCG Light List (Pacific): 185
1950-1951
1952-1960 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 22
1961-1974 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 22
1975-1984 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 28
1985 USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 28
1986 USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195
1988
1990
2004
1856 - Present (Assumed the original 1856 lighthouse was located close to the position of the modern light.)