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Managing Organization:
Nelson Mandela Metropole
Notes:
The lighthouse is located in the Donkin Reserve, a public park that overlooks Alagoa Bay and the city of Port Elizabeth. The original settlement of Port Elizabeth was named in 1820 by Sir Rufane Donkin, acting governor of the Cape Colony, in honor of his wife. The park is also the site of a stone pyramid erected in her memory. In 1930, the original lighthouse tower was raised by 31 feet and substantially altered, acquiring its current Art Deco look. Before the light was discontinued in 1973, its focal plane height was 255 feet. A tourist information center is now housed in the former keeper's dwelling, and the tower is open to the public.
Tower Height: 86
Description of Tower: White octagonal tower with four buttresses, on one-story dwelling.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1861
Date Present Tower Built: 1930
Date Deactivated: 1973
Current Use: Historic attraction, tourist information center.
Open To Public? Yes.
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