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The exact date is unknown but the lighthouse was likely built around 1900.

The lighthouse was first described in a 1901 report by the Captain of the Port of Havana after touring lighthouses of Cuba.

The Captain of the Port wrote: “Guantanamo light-house is situated on Punta de Barlovento, the western point of the entrance, and exhibits from a tower 23.1 meters above the sea...visible 14 miles and is in good condition. The tower is of iron, cylindrical in shape, is new and in perfect condition."

The lighthouse was a vital navigation aid for decades, espcially during World War II when it served as a beacon for naval and commercial shipping under the threat of German U-boats in the Caribbean.

The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1955 after a new tower light was placed on top of Beacon Hill.

The buildings were turned into the Lighthouse Museum in 1995.