Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Moose Peak Light

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MOOSE PEAK LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: MISTAKE ISLAND / EASTERN BAY
Nearest City: JONESPORT
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1827

NPS photo by Karmen Bisher, 2004

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1851
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: MASONRY & STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 57
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic: VEGA VRB-25
Year Present Lens Installed: 1993
Height of Focal Plane: 72
Fresnel Lens Disposition: USCG EXHIBIT CENTER, FORRESTVILLE, MD
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): YES

Construction Date: 1825
Description: 35-FT STONE TOWER
Fate/Disposition:REPLACED BY NEW TOWER

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1912
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: NONE
Original Fog Signal Type: DIAPHRAGM HORN
Current Fog Signal Type: MODERN HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DISMANTLED 1982)

Year Constructed: 1903

Other Structures: WOOD-FRAME BOATHOUSE (c. 1881) ON FAR SIDE OF THE ISLAND

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATURE PRESERVE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO NATURE CONSERVANCY

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ALSO KNOWN AS MISTAKE ISLAND LIGHT; TWO FRAME KEEPERS QUARTERS (1854 AND 1877) WERE REPLACED IN 1903 BY A 2-STORY SHINGLE-STYLE DUPLEX WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCES; ALSO A COVERED WALKWAY EXISITED BETWEEN THE TOWER AND THE DWELLINGS.

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