Cape St. George Light

Cape St. George Light
Cape St. George Lighthouse (2010)
Map
LocationSt. George Island
Florida
United States
Coordinates29°35′15.2″N 85°02′49.32″W / 29.587556°N 85.0470333°W / 29.587556; -85.0470333
Tower
Constructed1833 (first)
1848 (second)
1852 (third)
Foundationstone basement
Constructionbrick tower
Automated1949
Height70 feet (21 m) (current)
72 feet (22 m) (as of 1932)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern
OperatorSt. George Lighthouse Association[1][2] [3]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit2009 (rebuilt and relocated)
Deactivated1994–2009
Focal height76 feet (23 m)
LensThird order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFl W 6s Edit this on Wikidata
Cape St. George Light
LocationS point of Little St. George Island, Little St. George Island, Florida
Arealess than one acre
Built1852
NRHP reference No.74000625[4]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974

The Cape St. George Light is a 72-foot (22 m) high brick lighthouse which had originally stood for 153 years on St. George Island, Florida, until toppling into the Gulf of Mexico October 22, 2005. The pieces of the lighthouse were retrieved, and in April 2008, the light's restoration was completed.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Western Florida". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  2. ^ Florida Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ Cape St. George Light (FL) Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System – Cape St. George Light (#74000625)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.