Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Cape San Juan Light (Cabo San Juan)

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CAPE SAN JUAN LIGHT (CABO SAN JUAN)

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: CAPE SAN JUAN / NE OF SOROCCO
Nearest City: FAJARDO
County: SAN JUAN
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1880

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1880
Is the Light Operational?YES
Date Deactivated:N/A
Automated:1975
Foundation Materials:STONE
Construction Materials:STONE
Markings/Patterns:WHITE W/BLACK BAND AROUND BASE/BLK LANTN
Shape:CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures:ATTACHED
Tower Height:45
Original Optic:THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:1880
Present Optic:DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:260
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:1880
Number of Stories:1
Architectural Style:NEO CLASSICAL
Construction Materials:STONE

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM/MARINE LAB

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CONSERVATION TRUST OF PUERTO RICO

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000692
Name of Listing: FARO DE LAS CABEZAS DE SAN JUAN
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-18

Miscellaneous:
QUARTERS TO BE USED AS A MARINE SCIENCE INTERPRETIVE CENTER

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 22 2002 2:39:02 pm EDT
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