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Florida’s Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was temporarily closed and darkened for four weeks this past November during a recent preservation project. The tower’s exterior bricks received a fresh coat of red paint for the first time since 2010. The interior of the tower was also repainted, which is needed more often due to visitor traffic and the humid climate. Additional preservation work included rust remediation and repointing cracked mortar.
The Loxahatchee River Historical Society, the nonprofit that has operated and maintained the lighthouse since 1994, raised $234,000 for the project. Funding included grants from the Florida Lighthouse Association, the Bureau of Land Management, Keim Paint Company, and hundreds of private donations.
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