The construction started on 21 September 1888 and finished on 31 December 1892, wherein most of the labourers are Filipinos.

The complex used to shelter seven crew members tasked to maintain the lighthouse.

Teresa Jamorabon described how well the government took care of the lighthouse keepers and the station.

Their rations of rice, beans, noodles, cooking oil and kerosene arrived every month and were shared equally among the workers, regardless of rank.

The lighthouse complex is composed of the housing pavilion that served as an office and workers quarter, the service buildings that served as kitchen and storage, and the 11-meter octagonal tower that houses the crown and the copper lantern (but was now a solar-based lighting mechanism) that is visible in all angles of the lighthouse.