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Managing Organization:
Municipality of Arecibo
Website: http://www.arecibolighthouse.com
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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