Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Arecibo Light (Faro De Arecibo)

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ARECIBO LIGHT (FARO DE ARECIBO)

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: PORT ARECIBO ENTRANCE / NORTH SHORE
Nearest City: ARECIBO
County: ARECIBO
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1898

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1898
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1964
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: STONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: HEXAGONAL ATT. TO RECTANGUALAR BLDG
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 46
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1898
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 120
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:
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: NEO-CLASSICAL
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: WIND ELECTRIC PLANT

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / CITY PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD / MUNICIPALITY OF ARECIBO

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001546
Name of Listing: FARO DE ARECIBO
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-13

Miscellaneous:
CITY OF ARECIBO PLANS TO RESTORE MISSING LANTERN AND USE QUARTERS FOR CITY OFFICES

Last Modified: Thurs, Mar 21 2002 10:33:02 am EDT
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