Florida, Ponce Inlet, Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station, Inner Tower
The photograph is taken from the third landing looking down. The floor of the ground level is made of white and black marble squares laid in a checkered pattern. At the base of the tower is a round circular rail or "well curb" with a radius of one foot, six inches, which surrounds the weight well. For a discussion of weights and weightways in lighthouses go to: uslhs.org/sites/default/files/articles_pdf/Weights%20and%...
The stairway to the lantern ascends clockwise and is made of cast iron with the hand rail made of wrought iron. The stairs are attached to the inner tower brick wall by brackets set in the brick wall. The rail is attached to the outer end of the stair treads. The steps are painted gray and the rails black. There are 194 steps to the watch room with nine semi-circular landings (21 steps between landings, except the upper landing which has 17 steps). The floor of each landing is cast iron. (Primary Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form No. 72000355/National Historic Landmark Nomination for Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station)
Florida, Ponce Inlet, Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station, Inner Tower
The photograph is taken from the third landing looking down. The floor of the ground level is made of white and black marble squares laid in a checkered pattern. At the base of the tower is a round circular rail or "well curb" with a radius of one foot, six inches, which surrounds the weight well. For a discussion of weights and weightways in lighthouses go to: uslhs.org/sites/default/files/articles_pdf/Weights%20and%...
The stairway to the lantern ascends clockwise and is made of cast iron with the hand rail made of wrought iron. The stairs are attached to the inner tower brick wall by brackets set in the brick wall. The rail is attached to the outer end of the stair treads. The steps are painted gray and the rails black. There are 194 steps to the watch room with nine semi-circular landings (21 steps between landings, except the upper landing which has 17 steps). The floor of each landing is cast iron. (Primary Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form No. 72000355/National Historic Landmark Nomination for Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station)