Active: Yes
Characteristics: White flashing every twenty seconds.
Height: 150 feet, 177 steps
DayMark: Conical tower with lower third painted white and upper two-thirds painted black with a black lantern
History: Constructed 1856 -1858. First Lighted January 1, 1859. On National Register Listing.
Lens: Original: First-order revolving Fresnel lens; Henry-LePaute (1858). Present: First-order revolving Fresnel lens; Henry-LePaute (1868). Focal Plane: 191 feet (highest focal plane in Florida).
Construction: Builder: Capt. John Newton, US Army. Conical brick tower constructed of brick, granite and iron.
Other Buildings: Brick, two-story keeper's dwelling.
Coordinates:
30 20 46 N
87 18 29 WOperated by: United States Coast Guard
Visit Status: Grounds Only - except on Sundays, May through October when the Keeper's Quarters are open for tours.
Days Open: Tower no longer open, only keeper's quarters are open to the public.
Facilities: Museum, located in the Keeper's Quarters.
Hours Open: 12 noon until 4 pm from May through October
Visitor Info: Display rooms in the restored 1869 Keepers Quarters are open to the public . Private tours for other days may be arranged by contacting either Gordon Levi at 850-432-6569 or Richard (Dick) Callaway 850-944-0179. |
