Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Port San Juan (El Morro) Light

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PORT SAN JUAN (EL MORRO) LIGHT

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: ON EL MORRO / SAN JUAN HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: SAN JUAN
County: SAN JUAN
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1846

U.S. Coast Guard photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1908
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1962
Foundation Materials: FORT
Construction Materials: BRICK/MASONRY
Markings/Patterns: GRAY "MOORISH REVIVAL"
Shape: SQUARE TOWER ON CASTLE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 51
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1908
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1908
Height of Focal Plane: 118
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1846
Description: OCTAGONAL IRON TOWER
Fate/Disposition: DETERIORATED

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK

Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000693
Name of Listing: FARO DE MORRO
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-23

Miscellaneous:
UNDER RESTORATION BY NPS IN 1991

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 10:15:02 am EDT
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