Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light

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FORT PICKERING (WINTER ISLAND) LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: WINTER ISLAND / SALEM HARBOR
Nearest City: SALEM
County: ESSEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1871

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1871
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1969-1983
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 32
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: ML-300, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1994
Height of Focal Plane: 28
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO

Year Constructed: 1871
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: ELEVATED WALKWAY REMOVED 1978, U.S. COAST GUARD AIR & SEA RESCUE STATION (ACTIVE 1934-1969)

Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION/PARK

Owner/Manager: CITY OF SALEM PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #73000320
Name of Listing: FORT PICKERING
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 10:03:02 am EDT
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