Pensacola

Year Established:
1825
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ENTRANCE TO PENSACOLA BAY
Latitude:
30° 20.8'
Longitude:
87° 18.5'
City / Town:
PENSACOLA
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
ESCAMBIA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Pensacola
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1859
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
190.75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
151
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ATTACHED TO ORIG. KEEPERS
Tower Daymark:
Black and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1868
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FEDERAL/ITAL. ECLECTIC
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK DUPLEX
Other Structures:
WORKHOUSE ATTACHED TO TOWER, STORAGE BUILDING, KEEPERS QUARTERS (DUPLEX), OIL HOUSE W/ATTACHED SHED, CARRIAGE HOUSE, PUMP HOUSE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, REVOLVING
Year Original Lens Installed:
1859
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017