St. Augustine

Year Established:
1824
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ANASTASIA ISLAND
Latitude:
29° 53.1'
Longitude:
81° 17.3'
City / Town:
ST. AUGUSTINE
U.S. State:
Florida
Location County:
ST. JOHNS
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc.
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. St. Augustine
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
BRICK ON COQUINA
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
161
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
150
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ATTACHED TO STORAGE BLDG.
Tower Daymark:
Black and White Spiral
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK/WOOD
Other Structures:
WOODEN GARAGE (1936), WOODEN USCG BARRACKS (1941)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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