Automated 1952 Foundation piling Opened 1887 Focal height 34 m Year first constructed 1887 | Deactivated 1985-2003 Height 31 m Range 35,188 m Added to NRHP 1 April 1999 | |
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Location Anclote Key
Tarpon Springs
Florida
United states Construction cast iron skeletal tower Tower shape skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern Similar Anclote Key, Cedar Key Light, St Joseph Point Light, Charlotte Harbor Light, Dog Island Light | ||
Anclote key preserve state park aerial view
The Anclote Keys Light is a lighthouse built in 1887 on Anclote Key, the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyramidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern. After the lighthouse was automated in 1952 the tower and other buildings at the site were often vandalized, interfering with the operation of the light. The Coast Guard determined that the light was no longer needed and deactivated it in 1984. The site was eventually turned over to the State of Florida and added to Anclote Key Preserve State Park. As of 2003 the lighthouse has been restored and relighted using a reproduction fourth-order Fresnel lens. Anclote Key is accessible only by boat.
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It is listed as Anclote Key Light number 1555 in the USCG light lists.
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