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Managing Organization:
Municipality of Arecibo
Notes:
This lighthouse was the last lighthouse built by the Spanish Crown in the Puerto Rico. It is located in a municipal park and has been recently restored. It is now home to a museum devoted to the history of Arecibo.
Tower Height: 46
Height of Focal Plane: 120
Description of Tower: White, hexagonal stone tower, attached to keeper's house.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Keeper's house, electric plant.
Date Established: 1898
Date Present Tower Built: 1898
Date Automated: 1964
Optics: 1898: Third order Fresnel lens, now 190 mm.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Plans are underway to expand the dock of the Port of Arecibo to accommodate small cruise ships and seaplanes.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: Agustin Suárez Cruz (1942-1945)
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