Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Blue Hill Bay Light

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BLUE HILL BAY LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: ON GREEN ISLAND / BLUE HILL BAY
Nearest City: BROOKLIN
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1857

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1857
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated: 1935
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE??
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: CYLINDRICAL
Shape: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 22
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 26
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1935
Type: SKELETAL
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane: 25
Current Optic: SOLAR-POWERED

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1856
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COLONIAL CAPE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BOATHOUSE, BRICK OIL HOUSE (1905)

Current Use: SUMMER HOME (FOR SALE IN 1995)

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ONCE CALLED EGGEMOGIN LIGHTHOUSE; TOWER CONNECTED TO DWELLING BY CHARTROOM; RESTORATION OF THE LENS PLANNED IN 1993

Last Modified: Mon, Apr 15 2002 9:42:02 am EDT
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