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BOON ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: BOON ISLAND OFF YORK BEACH
Nearest City: YORK
County: YORK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1811

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1980
Foundation Materials: SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials: GRANITE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 133
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: VEGA VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1993
Height of Focal Plane: 137
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SECOND ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT KITTERY HISTORICAL AND NAVAL MUSEUM, KITTERY, MAINE
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1811
Description: GRANITE
Fate/Disposition: DEEMED INADEQUATE

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (RUINS)

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: GRANITE

Other Structures: HELO PAD, STORAGE BUILDING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88000153
Name of Listing: BOON ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-122 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
THIRD TOWER ON SITE; ISLAND IS UNINHABITED ROCK ISLET; BOATHOUSE DESTROYED IN 1991 STORM

Last Modified: Mon, Apr 15 2002 10:22:02 am EDT
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