The lighthouse was constructed between 1956 and 1957, by the Comissão Administrativa das Novas Instalações para a Marinha (Naval Administrative Commission for New Installations), in an area of Ponta Garça called Cinzeiro.

[4] In 1979, two sections of red lamp were installed to differentiate the areas protecting the zones of the islet of Vila Franca do Campo and the lower Lobeira.

[4] The lighthouse is located along the southern coast of the island of São Miguel, in the area referred to as Cinzeiro, about 101 metres (331 ft) above sea level.

[4] The front facade is plastered and painted, with the corners of exposed rock, with rectangular door flanked by two windows, framed and surmounted by two groups of five rectangles.

[4] The principal facade, oriented towards the east, is marked by a rectangular door flanked by two groups of low windows, interconnected by sill and top frame, consisting of six on the left and four on the right.