Anclote Keys Light

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title: "Anclote Keys Light" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lighthouses-completed-in-1887", "lighthouses-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places-in-florida", "national-register-of-historic-places-in-pinellas-county,-florida", "1887-establishments-in-florida", "transportation-buildings-and-structures-in-pinellas-county,-florida"] description: "Lighthouse in Florida, US" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anclote_Keys_Light" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Lighthouse in Florida, US ::

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Field	Value
image	USCG Anclote Keys Lighthouse.jpg
caption	Anclote Keys lighthouse as it appeared in 2005
location	Anclote Key
Tarpon Springs
Florida
United States
coordinates
yearbuilt	1887
automated	1952
yeardeactivated	1984-2003
foundation	piling
construction	cast iron skeletal tower
shape	skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern
marking	brown tower, black lantern
height	102 ft
focalheight	110 ft
lens	third-order Fresnel lens (original), replica of fourth-order Fresnel lens (current)
range	19 nmi
characteristic	Fl (4) W 30s.
managingagent	Anclote Key Preserve State Park
module	{{Infobox NRHP
name	Anclote Key Lighthouse
embed	yes
architect	US Lighthouse Service
architecture	cast-iron Skeletal Structure
added	April 1, 1999
area	less than one acre
refnum	99000410
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| image = USCG Anclote Keys Lighthouse.jpg | caption = Anclote Keys lighthouse as it appeared in 2005 | location = Anclote Key Tarpon Springs Florida United States | coordinates = | yearbuilt = 1887 | automated = 1952 | yeardeactivated = 1984-2003 | foundation = piling | construction = cast iron skeletal tower | shape = skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern | marking = brown tower, black lantern | height = 102 ft | focalheight = 110 ft | lens = third-order Fresnel lens (original), replica of fourth-order Fresnel lens (current) | range = 19 nmi | characteristic = Fl (4) W 30s. | managingagent = Anclote Key Preserve State Park | module = {{Infobox NRHP | name = Anclote Key Lighthouse | embed = yes | nrhp_type = | architect = US Lighthouse Service | architecture = cast-iron Skeletal Structure | added = April 1, 1999 | area = less than one acre | refnum = 99000410

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.

It is listed as Anclote Key Light number 1555 in the USCG light lists.

Head keepers

• James Gardner (1887 – 1888)
• Samuel E. Hope, Jr. (1888 – 1889)
• James M. Baggett (1889 – 1891)
• Robert S. Meyer (1891 – 1914)
• Thomas A. Moody (1914 – 1923)
• Robert S. Meyer (1923 – 1933),
• James L. Pippin (1933 – at least 1949)

References

References

1. {{Cite rowlett. flw
2. "Florida Historic Light Station Information & Photography". United States Coast Guard.
3. {{NRISref
4. {{cite uscghist. FL
5. "Anclote Keys Lighthouse". Historic Lighthouse Publishers.
6. "Anclote Key Lighthouse Page".
7. {{cite uscgll. 0

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