Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Point Mulas Light

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POINT MULAS LIGHT

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: WEST SHORE VIEQUES ISLAND
Nearest City: VIEQUES
County: VIEQUES
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1885

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated:
Automated: 1949
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK/STONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON RECTANGULAR DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 32
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1896
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 68
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed:
Type: POLE
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane:
Current Optic: 250 MM

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1896
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: STONE

Other Structures:

Current Use: MARINE MUSEUM

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

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001551
Name of Listing: FARO DE VIEQUES PUNTA MULAS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-15

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 9:50:02 am EDT
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