Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Pumpkin Island Light

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PUMPKIN ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: EGGEMOGGIN REACH / PENOBSCOT BAY
Nearest City: SARGENTVILLE
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1854

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1854
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated:
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 28
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1854
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 43
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED)

Year Constructed: 1854
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COLONIAL CAPE
Construction Materials: FRAME

Other Structures: BOATHOUSE (1885, 1906), BRICK OIL HOUSE (1906)

Current Use: PRIVATE PROPERTY

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? UNKNOWN (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87002537
Name of Listing: PUMPKIN ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-200 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 12 2002 4:59:02 pm EDT
JMP

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