Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Cape Elizabeth Lights

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CAPE ELIZABETH LIGHTS

State: MAINE
Location: CASCO BAY ENTRANCE
Nearest City: CAPE ELIZABETH
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1828
Cape Elizabeth Lights - East Tower

West tower (above) and east tower (left); NPS photos by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

First Historic Tower (EAST TOWER):

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1963
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO ENTRANCE ROOM
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 67
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: FA-251
Year Present Lens Installed: 1994
Height of Focal Plane: 129
Has tower been moved? NO

Second Historic Tower (WEST TOWER):

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1924
Automated: N/A
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CONICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures:
Tower Height:
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Has tower been moved? NO

Fresnel Lens Disposition: SECOND ORDER LENS REMOVED 1994 AND PUT ON DISPLAY IN CAPE ELIZABETH TOWN HALL

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1828
Description: RUBBLESTONE
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1886
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. FOG SIREN, WHISTLE

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DEMOLISHED 1999)

Year Constructed: 1878
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN EAST TOWER / WEST TOWER IS PART OF PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (EAST TOWER) / PRIVATE OWNER (WEST TOWER)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #74000167
Name of Listing: TWO LIGHTS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, MA-182 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
ORIGINALLY TWIN TOWERS; WEST LIGHT, INACTIVE 1924, WAS SOLD IN 1971; LAST OPERATIONAL MERCURY BATH OPERATED ROTATING CLASSICAL LEN IN 1ST DISTRICT; MODERN OPTIC ON BALCONY; KEEPERS HOUSE FOR SALE IN 1994

Last Modified: Mon, Apr 15 2002 12:02:02 pm EDT
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