{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox lighthouse | image = Mukilteo Lighthouse WA.jpg | caption = | image_width = 280px | location = Mukilteo, Washington | coordinates = {{coord|47|56|55|N|122|18|16|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|1531329|Mukilteo Lighthouse}}</ref> | yearbuilt = 1905-06 | yearlit = 1906 | automated = 1979 | yeardeactivated = | foundation = Surface | construction = Wood | shape = Octagonal | height = {{convert|38|ft}} | focalheight = {{convert|33|ft}} | lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens | range = | characteristic = White flash every 5 s | module = {{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | name = Mukilteo Light Station | nrhp_type = nrhp | image = MukilteoLighthouse Dec2005.jpg | image_size = 280 | caption = | nearest_city = Mukilteo, Washington | built = {{Start date|1906}} | builder = | architect = Leick, Carl W. | architecture = Late 19th and 20th century Revivals: Colonial Revival/Classical Revival | added = October 21, 1977 | area = | refnum = 77001360<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }} }}
The '''Mukilteo Light''' is an operational navigation aid located on the east side of Possession Sound at Mukilteo, Snohomish County, Washington, in the United States.<ref name=inventory/><ref name=digest/> It is owned and operated by the City of Mukilteo as part of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. The lighthouse is listed on the Washington State Heritage Register and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.<ref name=nomination/>
==History== Construction of the lighthouse began in 1905, using the Carl Leick design also seen in the second Ediz Hook lighthouse and Oregon's Cape Arago lighthouse. It was built of wood, while most other lighthouses of the era were constructed using brick and concrete.<ref name=histlink/> The lighthouse became operational in 1906, using a revolving Fresnel lens that was manufactured in France in 1852.<ref name=friends/><ref>{{cite news |last=McDougall |first=Connie |date=August 7, 2003 |title=Lighthouse is a landmark in small town's history |page=G6 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In 1927, the original lens was replaced with the fixed (non-rotating) fourth-order Fresnel lens which is still in use. The lighthouse and a modern fog signal were automated in 1979, and in 1981, a remote fog sensor was installed.
The two Victorian-style homes on the property were used by Coast Guard personnel until 1996. The entire complex was renovated by the Mukilteo city government in the 1990s for use as a museum.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wille |first=Chris |date=August 12, 2001 |title=Modesty reigns in Mukilteo |page=H3 |work=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref>
On August 19, 2001, the U.S. Coast Guard turned over ownership of the lighthouse to the City of Mukilteo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Archipley |first1=Paul |title=IT'S OFFICIAL: City owns the light station |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=orBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WoUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2416%2C4133381 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=Mukilteo Beacon |volume=10 |issue=8 |pages=1,12 |date=August 22, 2001 |via=Google News}}</ref><ref name=history/><ref name=unc/> It is the centerpiece of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, with the grounds and interior open to the public.<ref name=park/> The Mukilteo Historical Society maintains the lighthouse and its associated museum exhibits.<ref name=society/>
==References== <references> <ref name=park>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us/Page.asp?NavID=34 |title=Lighthouse Park |publisher=City of Mukilteo |accessdate=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423061801/http://www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us/Page.asp?NavID=34 |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=society>{{cite web |url=http://mukilteohistorical.org/ |title=Mukilteo Historical Society |publisher=Mukilteo Historical Society |accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://mukilteohistorical.org/history.html |title=Historic Overview of the Light Station |publisher=Mukilteo Historical Society |accessdate=May 5, 2015 |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401005855/http://www.mukilteohistorical.org/history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=inventory>{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mukilteo.htm |title=MukilteoLight |work=Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Washington Lighthouses |publisher=National Park Service |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417230359/http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mukilteo.htm |archivedate=April 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=friends>{{cite web |url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=32 |title=Mukilteo, WA |publisher=Lighthousefriends |accessdate=May 5, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name=histlink>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5702 |title=Mukilteo Light Station |publisher=HistoryLink |encyclopedia=The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History |first= Daryl C. |last=McClary |date=June 10, 2004 |accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=unc>{{Cite rowlett|wa|date=October 19, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=nomination>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=77001360}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination and Registration Forms |publisher=National Park Service |date=October 21, 1977 |accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=digest>{{cite journal |url=http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=829 |title=Mukilteo Light |series=Lighthouse Explorer |journal=Lighthouse Digest |publisher=Foghorn Publishing |accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref> </references>
==External links== {{stack|{{commons category|Mukilteo Lighthouse}}}} *[https://mukilteowa.gov/departments/recreation/parks-open-spaces-trails/lighthouse-park/ Lighthouse Park] City of Mukliteo *[http://www.seattleandsound.com/mukilteo-lighthouse/ Mukilteo Lighthouse] Seattle and Sound
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1906 Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Category:Mukilteo, Washington Category:Lighthouse museums in Washington (state) Category:Museums in Snohomish County, Washington Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Snohomish County, Washington Category:National Register of Historic Places in Snohomish County, Washington Category:1906 establishments in Washington (state)