Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Sombrero Key Light

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SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: NEAR MARATHON KEY IN FLORIDA KEYS
Nearest City: MARATHON
County: MONROE
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1858

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, 2003

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1858
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: IRON PILE W/DISCS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: BROWN
Shape: SKELETAL OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 160
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1858
Present Optic: VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 142
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FIRST ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT KEY WEST LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1858
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: CAST 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:
THIRD SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE ON FLORIDA KEYS; CONSTRUCTED BY GEORGE MEADE

Last Modified: Wed, Feb 05 2003 10:20:02 am EDT
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