Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Heron Neck Light

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HERON NECK LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: GREEN'S ISLAND
Nearest City: VINALHAVEN
County: KNOX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1854

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1854
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1982
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED & BLACK TRIM
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 30
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1982
Height of Focal Plane: 92
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1944
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (DAMAGED IN 1989 FIRE)

Year Constructed: 1895
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: L-SHAPE (ATTACHED)
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1903), GENERATOR BUILDING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/RESEARCH & EDUCATION FACILITY

Owner/Manager: ISLAND INSTITUTE WITH U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC/SOUND SIGNAL

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87002266
Name of Listing: HERON NECK LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS DAMAGED IN 1989 FIRE; LANTERN DATES TO 1890

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 12 2002 3:54:02 pm EDT
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