Active: Yes
Characteristics: Two-group flashing white every 15-seconds.
Height: 132 feet, 112 steps
DayMark: Brown, square pyramidal skeletal tower with white lantern
History: Constructed 1852-1853. First Lighted July 20, 1853. Active, but deactivated 1989-1996 during restoration. On National Register Listing.
Lens: Original: Revolving first-order Fresnel lens (removed 1982); Henry-LePaute (1853). Present: Vega VRB-25 rotating beacon. Focal Plane: 109 feet.
Construction: Architect: I.W.P. Lewis. Builders: Lt. George Gordon Meade and John F. Riley Iron Works. Iron screwpile constructed of wrought iron and wood.
Coordinates:
24 27 14 N
81 52 39 WOperated by: United States Coast Guard
Visit Status: Closed to public,
Facilities: None, no handicap access
Visitor Info: Approachable by boat from Key West. The Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation has been formed to promote the establishment of a lighthouse museum with future lighthouse tours and access.
Contact:
Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation,
Inc.
P.O. Box 1517
Key West, FL 33041
E-mail: info@reeflights.org
Link to website:
www.reeflights.org |
