Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Alligator Reef Light

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ALLIGATOR REEF LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: FOUR MILES EAST OF
INDIAN KEY
Nearest City: ISLAMORADA
County: DADE
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1873

USCG photo, ca. 1978

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1963
Foundation Materials: IRON PILE W/PLATFORM
Construction Materials: IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SKELETAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 136
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1873
Present Optic: VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 136
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: IRON

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
LATE EXPOSED SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 01 2002 1:49:02 pm EDT
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