Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Great Duck Island Light

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GREAT DUCK ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: BLUE HILL BAY APPROACH
Nearest City: FRENCHBORO
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1890

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1890
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1986
Foundation Materials: TIMBER/STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK/GRANITE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 42
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: VRB-25 SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1986
Height of Focal Plane: 67
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1890
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: SQUARE
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1890
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COTTAGE
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: STONE OIL HOUSE (1901), STORAGE BUILDING (1890), BOATHOUSE (1890), BOAT RAMP (UNDER RENOVATION IN 1999)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Owner/Manager: COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88000159
Name of Listing: GREAT DUCK ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-207 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
VERY ISOLATED ISLAND

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 12 2002 3:46:02 pm EDT
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