Point No Point is at the north end of Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula in the small town of Hansville. Construction of a lighthouse at Point No Point began in April 1879. Point No Point is the oldest lighthouse on Puget Sound, and it consists of a square 30-foot-tall brick and stucco tower between an attached office and a fog signal building.
In the late 1990s, the last Coast Guard personnel left Point No Point and the property was leased to Kitsap County Parks and Recreation. The county created the 60-acre Point No Point Park. The U.S. Lighthouse Society relocated its headquarters to the keeper’s house at Point No Point in 2008. One side of the duplex house is the Society’s offices and the other side has overnight accommodations open to the public.
There are two interviews in this episode, and the first is with three people. Dave Anderson is the president of the Friends of Point No Point Lighthouse. Lori Raymaker is the docent coordinator for the organization, and Shelly Douglas is a past president. The second interview is with Al Bryant , an architect with special expertise in historic preservation projects. Al is on the board of directors of the Friends of Point No Point Lighthouse and he’s overseeing the current plans for a restoration of the lighthouse buildings. USLHS executive director Jeff Gales takes part in both interviews along with host Jeremy D’Entremont.
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U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org
Hi, this was very interesting. I have visited Point No Point light house along with all the lighthouses along the coast and have stayed in the Dungeness light house as the keeper. I have always loved the stories of the lighthouse keepers and enjoyed this one. I want to thank all of you for all you do to keep the lights on in these historic giants. Every time I go in one to visit, my heart takes a leap.
Thanks for your comment – we share your love of these places and their stories.
Hi everyone
We are looking for a cabin/home in point no point area. We are 2 nurses and love lighthouses and whales, if you know someone thinking of leaving , would you think of us?
Thankyou.
We have a condo in port Townsend that we could trade in part
Holly and Mary
hollys@whidbey.com
Hi Holly – I have forwarded your message to the pertinent people, along with your email address. Good luck!