Capul Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on Titoog Point in San Luis on the northern tip of Capul Island, Northern Samar in the Philippines.[1][2] It marks the western entrance to the San Bernardino Strait coming in from Ticao Pass.
The design of the lighthouse started in 1892 under Guillermo Brockman. He designed a cylindrical lighthouse with a pavilion and machinery.[3] Construction on the lighthouse was started in October 1893 under Francisco Perez Muñoz[3] and it was first lit in December 1896 while the station was still partially complete. Work was suspended a month before in November 1896 on the onset of the Philippine Revolution.[4] The pavilion was finished during the American era.[3]
The Capul Island Lighthouse together with the Batag Island Lighthouse were declared provincial historical landmarks by the province of Northern Samar in October 2008.[5]
The lighthouse was declared as a National Historical Landmark on September 9, 2013. The marker entitled Parola ng Capul was installed on October 24, 2018. It was installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.[3]
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