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

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JUPITER INLET LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: LOXAHATCHEE & INDIAN RIVER JUNCTION
Nearest City: JUPITER
County: PALM BEACH
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1860

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1860
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1987
Foundation Materials: OYSTER SHELLS
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED W/BLACK BASE & BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 108
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1860
Present Optic: FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1860
Height of Focal Plane: 146
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL "HENRY LEPAUTE" LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (BURNED 1927)

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, CEMETERY

Current Use: MUSEUM IN OIL HOUSE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/LOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site: WWW.LRHS.ORG

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000597
Name of Listing: JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1973

Miscellaneous:
BUILT BY MAJ. GEORGE MEADE; LIFESAVING STATION ESTABLISHED NEARBY IN 1886

Last Modified: Mon, July 19 2004 12:58:02 pm EDT
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