Boca Chita Lighthouse

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historic structure lighthouse ornamental lighthouse tourist attraction

Boca Chita Lighthouse is a small, historic ornamental lighthouse located on Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, known as a picturesque landmark rather than an active navigational aid.

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Boca Chita Key lighthouse	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic structure ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ ornamental lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	boat only ⓘ
architecturalStyle	vernacular masonry ⓘ
associatedWith	Boca Chita Key historic district ⓘ
builtBy	Mark C. Honeywell ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida ⓘ Lighthouses in Florida ⓘ
constructionStart	1930s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Miami-Dade County ⓘ
designation	Boca Chita Key Historic District contributing structure ⓘ
function	ornamental ⓘ tourist landmark ⓘ
hasFeature	conical tower ⓘ decorative lantern room ⓘ stone tower ⓘ
hasGallery	yes ⓘ
hasLantern	yes ⓘ
height	65 feet ⓘ approximately 20 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
isActiveLight	no ⓘ
isNavigationalAid	no ⓘ
isOperational	no ⓘ
locatedIn	Biscayne National Park ⓘ Boca Chita Key ⓘ Florida ⓘ Miami-Dade County ⓘ surface form: Miami-Dade County, Florida United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInBodyOfWater	Biscayne Bay ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ limestone ⓘ
near	Miami metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Miami
NRHPType	contributing property ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
owner	National Park Service ⓘ
partOf	Biscayne National Park ⓘ
region	South Florida ⓘ
situatedOn	Boca Chita Key ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
tourism	popular photo spot ⓘ scenic viewpoint ⓘ
usedForNavigation	false ⓘ
yearCompleted	1937 ⓘ

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