The St. Augustine Light Station is a privately maintained aid to navigation and an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida. The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874. The tower is the second lighthouse tower in St. Augustine, the first being lit officially by the American territorial gover…
The St. Augustine Light Station is a privately maintained aid to navigation and an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida. The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874. The tower is the second lighthouse tower in St. Augustine, the first being lit officially by the American territorial government in May 1824 as Florida's first lighthouse. However, both the Spanish and the British governments operated a major aid to navigation here including a series of wooden watch towers and beacons dating from 1565.
Location: Anastasia Island, Florida
Height: first tower, 52 feet (16 m); second tower, 165 feet (50 m)
Built by: Hezekiah H. Pittee
Architect: Paul J. Pelz
Constructed: 1824
Foundation: first tower, coquina; second tower, brick on coquina
Construction: first tower, coquina; second tower, brick
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