In the early 20th century, the Department of Marine and Fisheries yielded to local demands and built a lighthouse on San Rafael Island as part of a more general expansion of the lighthouse system in British Columbia. In the 18th century, Nootka Sound became an important site of early contact between First Nations of the Pacific Northwest and European explorers, and developed into a centre of trade (notably furs) and diplomacy. The Nootka heritage lighthouse is located in an area occupied for over 4,300 years by First Nations peoples from the Nootka Sound region. The Nootka Lighthouse is a heritage lighthouse because of its historical, architectural, and community values. There are six related buildings on the site that contribute to the heritage character of the lighthouse: (1) the principal keeper’s dwelling, (2) the assistant keeper’s dwelling, (3) the engine/fog alarm building, (4) the boathouse, (5) the winch house, and (6) the store shed. Built on San Rafael Island as a replacement lighthouse in 1958, the Nootka heritage lighthouse is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance to Nootka Sound, overlooking Friendly Cove.
The Nootka heritage lighthouse is a square, galvanized-steel tower surrounded by a steel skeleton tower originally designed to support the lantern gallery and a wooden daymark (the latter is no longer extant).
Nootka Lighthouse – also known as Yuquot Lighthouse or Friendly Cove Lighthouse (Text extracted from nomination form submitted by Canadian Coast Guard, 2022)
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