Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--Pensacola Light

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PENSACOLA LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: ENTRANCE TO PENSACOLA BAY
Nearest City: PENSACOLA
County: ESCAMBIA
U.S.C.G. District: 8
Year Station Established: 1825

Photo by David Cipra, ca. 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1859
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1965
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: BLACK TOP/WHITE BOTTOM
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO ORIG. KEEPERS
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 150
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING
Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
Present Optic: FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING
Year Present Lens Installed: 1869
Height of Focal Plane: 191
Fresnel Lens Disposition: "HENRY LEPAUTE" REVOLVING LENS REMAINS IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1825
Description:
Fate/Disposition: DEMOLISHED WHEN NEW LIGHTHOUSE COMPLETED

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1868
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: FEDERAL/ITAL. ECLECTIC
Construction Materials: BRICK DUPLEX

Other Structures: WORKHOUSE ATTACHED TO TOWER, STORAGE BUILDING, KEEPERS QUARTERS(DUPLEX), OIL HOUSE W/ATTACHED SHED, 3 BAY GARAGE, PUMPHOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION ON NAVAL AIR STATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (OPTIC)/U.S. NAVY (BUILDINGS)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #74000622
Name of Listing: PENSACOLA LIGHTHOUSE & KEEPER'S QUARTERS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, FL-147

Miscellaneous:
DAMAGED IN CIVIL WAR

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 05 2002 1:07:02 pm EDT
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