Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Puerto Rico--Puerto Ferro Light

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PUERTO FERRO LIGHT

State: PUERTO RICO
Location: SOUTH SHORE VIEQUES ISLAND
Nearest City: ISLA DE VIEQUES
County: ISLA DE VIEQUES
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1896

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1926
Automated:
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: STONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: OCTAGONAL W/OUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED (NO LANTERN)
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1975
Type: BLACK STEEL SKELETAL ON PILE FOUNDATION
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Current Optic: 155 MM

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

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

Other Structures: BRICK WELL & CISTERN

Current Use: ABANDONED

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, PR-22

Miscellaneous:
DWELLING IDENTICAL TO POINT MULAS ON NORTH SHORE OF ISLAND

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 25 2002 10:23:02 am EDT
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