Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maryland--Drum Point Light

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DRUM POINT LIGHT

State: MARYLAND
Location: RELOCATED FROM PATUXENT RIVER
Nearest City: SOLOMONS
County: CALVERT
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1883

NPS photo by Candace Clifford

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1883
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1962
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: SCREW PILING
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE HOUSE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON HEXAGONAL DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 47
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1883
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1883
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL ON DISPLAY
Has tower been moved? YES

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1883
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COTTAGE (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: CALVERT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM

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

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000910
Name of Listing: DRUM POINT LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
SCREW PILE IN MUSEUM SETTING; MODERN LIGHT ON NEW STEEL PILES NEAR OLD FOUNDATION IN PATUXENT RIVER

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 4:39:02 pm EDT
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