Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Curtis Island Light

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CURTIS ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: CAMDEN HARBOR ENTRANCE / PENOBSCOT BAY
Nearest City: CAMDEN
County: KNOX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1835

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 25
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1994
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, MAINE

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE (BELL OFFSHORE) / ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1889
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: FARMHOUSE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BARN (1889), OIL HOUSE (1895), BOATHOUSE (1889), CATWALK (REPLACED 1990), 2 STAIRWAYS (1988, 1991)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/TOWN PARK

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF CAMDEN W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000263
Name of Listing: CURTIS ISLAND LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-220 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
KNOWN FOR YEARS AS NEGRO ISLAND LIGHT

Last Modified: Mon, Apr 15 2002 2:58:02 pm EDT
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