Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--

Inventory of Historic Light Stations
Puerto Rico Lighthouses

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POINT BORINQUEN LIGHT

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: 1.3 MILES NE OF POINT BORINQUEN
Nearest City: AQUADILLA
County: AQUADILLA
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1889

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1920
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: STONE
Markings/Patterns: GRAY
Shape: CYLINDRICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 60
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1889
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed: 1947
Height of Focal Plane: 292
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials:

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000559
Name of Listing: FARO DI PUNTA BORINQUEN
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-19

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 22 2002 5:42:02 pm EDT
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