Punta de las Figuras Light

Punta de las Figuras Lighthouse

Faro Punta de Las Figuras, c. 1898
Punta de las Figuras Lighthouse
Location Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 17°57′17.92″N 66°2′51.56″W / 17.9549778°N 66.0476556°W / 17.9549778; -66.0476556Coordinates: 17°57′17.92″N 66°2′51.56″W / 17.9549778°N 66.0476556°W / 17.9549778; -66.0476556
Year first lit 1893
Deactivated 1938
Construction Brick and stone
Tower shape Octagonal tower on dwelling
Markings / pattern White with w/o lantern
Original lens Fifth order Fresnel 1893[1]
ARLHS number

PUR 014

Faro de Punta de las Figuras
Built 1893
Architectural style Neoclassic
Restored 2003
MPS Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR
NRHP Reference # 81000687
Added to NRHP October 22, 1981

Punta de las Figuras Light (Spanish: Faro Punta de las Figuras) is an historic lighthouse located in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. It was first lit by the Spanish government in 1893.[2] The light was relocated in 1938, and the structure was deactivated and abandoned. During World War II, the lighthouse was used as a lookout. After the U.S army abandoned the structure in 1963, the lighthouse was repeatedly vandalized. In 1969 the lens and lantern were destroyed.[3]

The lighthouse was entered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[4] In 2003, the Puerto Rican government rehabilitated it at a cost of two million dollars. The lighthouse is located at the entrance of the "Balneario Punta Guilarte" beach resort managed by the Puerto Rico National Parks Company.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Puerto Rico". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations. National Park Service". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Compañía de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico (July 2003), "Restaura Faro de Punta Figuras" [Restoring the Punta Figuras Lighthouse] (PDF), En Tu Ambiente (newsletter) (in Spanish), Archived from the original on October 18, 2007, retrieved March 26, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Department of the Interior, National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 47 FR 4932 (February 2, 1982), at 4951.

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