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.

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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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Volusia County, Florida
locatedNear Daytona Beach
surface form: Daytona Beach, Florida
location Ponce de Leon Inlet
surface form: 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 Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mosquito Inlet Light Station
region central Florida Atlantic coast
renamed Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse self-link
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

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Daytona Beach hasAttraction Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse originalName Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mosquito Inlet Light Station
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse renamed Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse self-link
Ponce de Leon Inlet hasStructure Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Ponce de Leon Inlet hasProtectedArea Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum area
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association preserves Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station site
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association focusesOn Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station