Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--Straitsmouth Island Light

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STRAITSMOUTH ISLAND LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: STRAITSMOUTH ISLAND
Nearest City: ROCKPORT
County: ESSEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1835

1993 photo by Tim Smith, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1967
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: BRICK/ASPHALT
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 37
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 46
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1850??
Description: WHITE OCTAGONAL TOWER W/BLACK LANTERN CONNECTED TO DWELLING BY WALKWAY; REFITTED 1857
Fate/Disposition:
2. Construction Date: 1835
Description: 19-FOOT BRICK TOWER
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Fog Signal Building: NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1878
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: GOTHIC
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, BRICK CISTERN W/WOOD ROOF

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN BIRD REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER)/MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY (KEEPERS)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #87001487
Name of Listing: STRAITSMOUTH ISLAND LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 3:54:02 pm EDT
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