Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Prospect Harbor Point Light

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PROSPECT HARBOR POINT LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: PROSPECT HARBOR POINT
Nearest City: PROSPECT HARBOR
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1850

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1891
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1859-1870
Automated: 1951
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 38
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1870
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 43
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1850
Description: GRANITE ATTACHED TO KEEPERS
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1891
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VENACULAR CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: STONE OIL HOUSE (C. 1905), WOODEN BOAT SHED

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/KEEPERS USED AS NAVY GUEST HOUSE, OIL HOUSE AND BOATHOUSE USED FOR STORAGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (LIGHT TOWER) / U.S. NAVY (OTHER STRUCTURES)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88000151
Name of Listing: PROSPECT HARBOR LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-201 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
LOCATED ON ACTIVE MILITARY BASE

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 17 2002 9:01:02 am EDT
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