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Five Finger Islands Light stands on a small island between Stephens Passage and Frederick Sound in southeastern Alaska. First lit on March 21, 1902, it was among the first U.S. government lighthouses opened in Alaska. The original wooden lighthouse, built under a 1901 construction contract, carried a fourth-order Fresnel lens and showed a fixed white light from 68 feet above the water before it was destroyed by fire in December 1933. A concrete replacement funded through public works was completed in 1935. Noted for its 1930s Modern Movement design, the station remained staffed for much of the 20th century and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
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