Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Hillsboro Inlet Light

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HILLSBORO INLET LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: NORTH SIDE HILLSBORO INLET
Nearest City: POMPANO BEACH
County: BROWARD
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1907

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1907
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1974
Foundation Materials: IRON PILING
Construction Materials: IRON
Markings/Patterns: LOWER THIRD WHITE/UPPER BLACK
Shape: OCTAGONAL SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 137
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER BIVALVE, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1907
Present Optic: SECOND ORDER BIVALVE, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1907
Height of Focal Plane: 136
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL "BARBIER, BENARD ET TURENNE" LENS PUT BACK INTO OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1907
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: FRAME GARAGE (1907), RECREATION QUARTERS (1907), FRAME CREWS' BARRACKS(1907), GENERATOR BUILDING (1942)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING & GUESTHOUSE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #79000661
Name of Listing: HILLSBORO INLET LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 05 2002 12:32:02 pm EDT
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