Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse

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The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse near Daytona Beach, Florida, renowned as one of the tallest and best-preserved lighthouses in the United States.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf brick structure
historic site
lighthouse
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
associatedWith Atlantic Ocean navigation
Ponce de Leon Inlet
automated 1953
category Lighthouses completed in 1887
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
National Historic Landmarks in Florida
Tourist attraction in Volusia County, Florida
completionDate 1887
constructionStartDate 1883
country United States
designated National Historic Landmark
focalHeight about 159 feet
function aid to navigation
maritime safety
hasFeature keeper’s dwellings
lens exhibit
observation gallery
oil storage building
hasMuseum yes
height 175 feet
about 53 meters
isOneOf best-preserved lighthouses in the United States
tallest lighthouses in the United States
lightCharacteristic flashing white light
locatedIn Volusia County, Florida NERFINISHED
locatedNear Daytona Beach, Florida NERFINISHED
location Ponce Inlet, Florida
managedBy Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association
marking red brick tower with black lantern
material brick
museumType maritime museum
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1998
nrhpListingDate 1972
nrhpType historic district
openToPublic true
originalName Mosquito Inlet Light Station
region central Florida Atlantic coast
renamed Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
renamingReason change of inlet name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet
state Florida
towerShape conical tower
visitorActivity museum tours
tower climbing
yearLit 1887

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Daytona Beach
hasAttraction
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse ("Mosquito Inlet Light Station")
originalName
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
renamed

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