Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation
Lighthouse in Florida, US in Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida. Built 1835 by Orville E. Babcock. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a lighthouse and museum located at Ponce de León Inlet in Central Florida. At 175 feet (53 m) in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the state and one of the tallest in the United States. It is located between St. Augustine Light and Cape Canaveral Light. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 4931 S. Peninsula Dr., U.S. Coast Guard Reservation, Ponce de Leon Inlet vicinity, FL |
| County | Volusia County |
| Listed | Sep 22, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000355 |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Orville E. Babcock |
| Type of place | lighthouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 8 buildings, 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 4931 S. Peninsula Dr., U.S. Coast Guard Reservation, Ponce de Leon Inlet, FL |
| Coordinates | 29.08081, -80.92811 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Canaveral National Seashore · 23 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Canaveral National Seashore Permits 12 mi · Middle Dredge Campsite 16 mi · River Forest Group Site 28 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000355. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.