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LITTLE RIVER LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: LITTLE RIVER ISLAND / CUTLER HARBOR
Nearest City: CUTLER
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1847

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1876
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1975-2001
Automated: 1974
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: UNKNOWN
Year Present Lens Installed: 2001
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Fresnel Lens Disposition: UNKNOWN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

Modern Tower? YES; NO LONGER IN USE

Year Tower Constructed: 1975
Type: SKELETAL
Tower Height: 41
Height of Focal Plane: 56

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (DISMANTLED)

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: BELL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1888
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: L-SHAPE VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1905), BOATHOUSE (1881)

Current Use: BIRD SANCTUARY/RESTORATION IN PROGRESS

Owner/Manager: AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION

Open to the Public? UNKNOWN

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88000156
Name of Listing: LITTLE RIVER LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-216 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
RELIT OCTOBER 2, 2001. TRANSFERRED TO THE AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION IN 2002 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Thu, Dec 22 2005 3:54:00 pm EDT
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