Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Amelia Island Light

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AMELIA ISLAND LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: ENTRANCE TO ST MARY'S RIVER
Nearest City: FERNANDINA BEACH
County: NASSAU
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1839

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1820 (RELOCATED FROM GREAT CUMBERLAND ISLAND IN GEORGIA IN 1838)
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1956
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK W/STUCCO
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 64
Original Optic: 14 LAMPS W/15-INCH REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1839
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1903
Height of Focal Plane: 107
Fresnel Lens Disposition: "BARBIER, BENARD" THIRD-ORDER LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? YES 1838

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (HISTORIC BUNGALOWS DISMANTLED)

Year Constructed: 1950
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: MODERN
Construction Materials: CONCRETE BLOCK

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE/PAINT LOCKER

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

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:
THERE HAVE BEEN 4 KEEPERS QUARTERS ON THE SITE; PRESENT LANTERN INSTALLED 1881

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 01 2002 1:58:02 pm EDT
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