Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Florida Lighthouses--St. Augustine Light

Inventory of Historic Light Stations
Florida Lighthouses

Back to Inventory - Home Page
Back to Inventory - List of Florida Lighthouses

ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHT

State: FLORIDA
Location: ANASTASIA ISLAND
Nearest City: ST. AUGUSTINE
County: ST. JOHNS
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1823

Photo courtesy Dan Spinella, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1955
Foundation Materials: BRICK ON COQUINA
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: BLACK/WHITE SPIRAL BANDS W/RED LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO STORAGE BLDG.
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 165
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1874
Height of Focal Plane: 161
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL "L. SAUTTER ET LEMONIER ET CO." REVOLVING LENS IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1737
Description: COQUINA TOWER ORIGINALLY BUILT BY SPANISH AS WATCH TOWER, USED BY BRITISH 1763-1784 AND AMERICA AFTER 1821
Fate/Disposition: WASHED INTO SEA DURING 1880 STORM

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1876
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN DUPLEX
Construction Materials: BRICK/WOOD

Other Structures: WOODEN GARAGE (1936), WOODEN USCG BARRACKS (1941)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE AND MUSEUM, INC. (TOWER)/ST. JOHNS COUNTY (GROUNDS/KEEPERS)

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

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000668
Name of Listing: ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & KEEPER'S QUARTERS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
RESTORED DWELLING CONTAINS MUSEUM, THEATER, AND BOOKSTORE; LENS DAMAGED BY RIFLE FIRE IN 1986, DISCONTINUED TO SAVE FURTHER DAMAGE 1991; FIRST ORDER LENS RELIT IN 1993 AND TEMPORARY LIGHT REMOVED; TOWER OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED FROM USCG UNDER NHLPA IN 2002

Last Modified: Wed, Dec 04 2002 9:00:00 am EDT
JMP

Privacy & Disclaimer