Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Hendricks Head Light

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HENDRICKS HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: SHEEPSCOT RIVER ENTRANCE
Nearest City: WEST SOUTHPORT
County: LINCOLN
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1829

Photo courtesy Benjamin Russell

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1875
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1935-1951
Automated: 1975
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: PLAIN WHITEWASH W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 39
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1875
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1979
Height of Focal Plane: 43
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1890
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: PYRAMIDAL BELL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: BELL (INACTIVE)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1875
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: 2 CISTERNS, BRICK OIL HOUSE (1895), GARAGE, STORAGE BUILDING, CATWALK, BARN (BY 1880)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER W/USCG ACCESS TO LIGHT

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87002024
Name of Listing: HENDRICKS HEAD LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-186 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
ORIGINALLY ATTACHED TO DWELLING BY COVERED WALKWAY; RECOMMISSIONED 1951; BOATHOUSE DESTROYED 1978

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 11:48:02 am EDT
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