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the original Point Loma Lighthouse San Diego, California The original Point Loma Lighthouse is from an original watercolor painting on a nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr., who is known in the New England area as the Junkyard Artist. The original Point Loma Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay, CA. The light is sometimes erroneously called the Old Spanish Lighthouse. It was built in 1855 after California became a state. in clear weather the light was visible at sea for 25 miles & welcomed sailors to San Diego Harbor. But the light's location on top of the 400-foot cliff meant that fog & low clouds often obscured the beam. On foggy nights the lighthouse keeper would sometimes discharge a shotgun to warn ships. On March 23, 1891, the Old Point Loma lighthouse was replaced by New Point Loma Lighthouse was built 100 yards south at a lower elevation. The Old Point Loma lighthouse was abandoned & deteriorated until President Woodrow Wilson dedicated the lighthouse & ½ acre of land as Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo National Monument. in 1935 the lighthouse received a major restoration & a statue of Cabrillo donated by Portugal near the lighthouse. Today the lighthouse is no longer in service but stands as a landmark & museum. The original Point Loma Lighthouse Hill Lighthouse, San Diego CA. Free shipping (USA only) Art Print Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art Photo Rag paper or equivalent. Mounted in a beveled double mat. Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 8"x10" or 11"x14" frame. Mat will be signed by the artist. Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Magnet Magnet is approximately 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" in size. Acrylic Plastic Refrigerator Magnet. Original Nautical Chart Painting Original Acrylic & Watercolor painting on a San Diego Harbor nautical chart. Mounted in a 16" x 20" double mat. Image opening size is approx. 10" x 14 3/4" Sorry, I do not offer framing. But it will fit into a standard 16"x20" frame. $275 including shipping. William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors the Junkyard Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son & grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self-taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics & veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, & Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military & aerospace companies in industrial engineering & IR optics. His painting incorporates "old skool" mechanical & civil drafting tools & he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics & inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them.
