 It marks the entrance to Grays Harbor, which is one of Washington's few outer-coast harbors, and was first lit in 1898.Construction began in 1897, using plans drawn up by architect Carl Leick, at a site facing the Pacific Ocean about from water's edge.Massive amounts of accretion, due in large part to the jetty system at the entrance to Grays Harbor, have since built up, and the lighthouse now stands approximately from high tide.