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

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DICE HEAD LIGHT (OLD)

State: MAINE
Location: PENOBSCOT RIVER MOUTH
Nearest City: CASTINE
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1829

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1829
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1937
Automated:
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: GRANITE RUBBLESTONE/BRICK LIN.
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height:
Original Optic: LEWIS PATENT APPARATUS
Year Original Lens Installed: 1828
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1937
Height of Focal Plane: 130
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1937
Type: PYRAMIDAL SKELETAL
Tower Height: 27
Height of Focal Plane: 130
Current Optic:

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (BURNED 1999)

Year Constructed: 1829
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COLONIAL CAPE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BARN (1888), OIL HOUSE (1895)

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF CASTINE (OLD TOWER)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #73000240
Name of Listing: CASTINE HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-199 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
TOWER CONNECTED TO DWELLING BY SERVICEROOM; LIGHT MOVED TO NEW SKELETAL TOWER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ENTRANCE TO CASTINE HARBOR IN 1937; HEXAGONAL OUTER WALL ADDED 1858, REMOVED BY 1907

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 8:56:02 am EDT
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