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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1881/01/03 George Lewis Gillespie Jr The LUPTIA, in a thick fog and a strong southwest gale, sails too close to shore. After hearing a terror-stricken voice from the ship give the order, 'Hard aport', Wheeler orders his men to light fires. The ship turn seaward and disappeared into the fog.
1881/01/04 The dead bodies of the British bark, Lupatia, 16 crew members wash up on shore of Tillamook Head. The crew's dog was the only survivor. The wreck littered debris on the rocks below the nearly complete lighthouse.
1881/01/21 George Lewis Gillespie Jr Architect Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is first lit on January 21, 1881. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers under the leadership of George Lewis Gillespie, the construction lasted more than 500 days and cost of $125,000.
1881/01/21 James Carr Whipp Stonemason Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is first lit on January 21, 1881. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers under the leadership of George Lewis Gillespie, the construction lasted more than 500 days and cost of $125,000.

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Particulars for Tillamook Rock Lighthouse:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Engineering
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 81000480
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Gillespie,Col. G.L.
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce, Engineering, Military, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1879, 1881
Current Function:
Current Sub-Function:

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