Punta de las Figuras Light

Punta de las Figuras Lighthouse
	Faro Punta de Las Figuras, c. 1898
Location	Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	17°57′17.92″N 66°2′51.56″W / 17.9549778°N 66.0476556°W
Tower
Construction	Brick and stone
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Shape	Octagonal tower on dwelling
Markings	White with w/o lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1893
Deactivated	1938
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel 1893
	Faro de Punta de las Figuras
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Built	1893
Architectural style	Neoclassic
Restored	2003
MPS	Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR
NRHP reference No.	81000687
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1981

Punta de las Figuras Light (Spanish: Faro Punta de las Figuras) is an historic lighthouse located in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. It was first lit by the Spanish government in 1893.^[2] The light was relocated in 1938, and the structure was deactivated and abandoned. During World War II, the lighthouse was used as a lookout. After the U.S. Army abandoned the structure in 1963, the lighthouse was repeatedly vandalized. In 1969 the lens and lantern were destroyed.^[3] The lighthouse was again damaged by Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. The light housing is broken, all of the windows are boarded up, and several of the surrounding light pole fixtures are downed. The interior is currently inaccessible.

The lighthouse was listed to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981,^[4] and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.^[5] In 2003, the Puerto Rican government rehabilitated it at a cost of two million dollars. The lighthouse is located at the entrance of the Balneario Punta Guilarte beach resort managed by the Puerto Rico National Parks Company.^[3]

References

^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Puerto Rico". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations. National Park Service". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b Compañía de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico (July 2003), "Restaura Faro de Punta Figuras" [Restoring the Punta Figuras Lighthouse] (PDF), En Tu Ambiente (newsletter) (in Spanish), archived from the original on October 18, 2007, retrieved March 26, 2009{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link).
^ "Department of the Interior, National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 47 FR 4932 (February 2, 1982), at 4951.
^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.