Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Hampshire Lighthouses--Isle of Shoals Light

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ISLE OF SHOALS (WHITE ISLAND) LIGHT

State: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Location: WHITE ISLAND/PISCATAQUA RIVER ENTRANCE
Nearest City: PORTSMOUTH
County: ROCKINGHAM
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1790

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1865
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1987
Foundation Materials: SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials: GRANITE/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TOWER
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 58
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1859
Present Optic: 190 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 82
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: AIR DIAPHONE/ORIG. BELL/SIREN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: TRIPLEX
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE; DESTROYED IN 1991 STORM: BOATHOUSE, BOAT RAMP, WALKWAY

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN STATE PARK/DIVING SCHOOL

Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LEASE TO DIVE SCHOOL W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #80000419
Name of Listing: ISLES OF SHOALS
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Mar 01 2002 10:23:02 am EDT
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