Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Point Figuras Light

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POINT FIGURAS LIGHT

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: S.E. OF ARROYO / SOUTH SHORE
Nearest City: GUAYAMA
County: GUAYAMA
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1893

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1893
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1938
Automated:
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: BRICK/STONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/O LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL TOWER ON DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1893
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1938
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? UNKNOWN

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1938
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: DUPLEX INTEGRAL
Construction Materials:

Other Structures:

Current Use: UNKNOWN

Owner/Manager: PUERTO RICO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Open to the Public? UNKNOWN

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000687
Name of Listing: FARO DE PUNTA DE LAS FIGURAS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-10

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 22 2002 5:50:02 pm EDT
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