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

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GOAT ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: GOAT ISLAND / CAPE PORPOISE HARBOR
Nearest City: KENNEBUNKPORT
County: YORK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1835

Photo courtesy of Tom Bradbury

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1859
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1990
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 25
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1990
Height of Focal Plane: 38
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (DESTROYED)

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1860
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: L-SHAPED COLONIAL CAPE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1907), WOOD BOATHOUSE (1905), LAUNCHWAY, OIL HOUSE, WOOD FRAME WALKWAY

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: KENNEBUNKPORT CONSERVATION TRUST 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 #87002268
Name of Listing: GOAT ISLAND LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES (ME-193) (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
COVERED WALKWAY PREVIOUSLY CONNECTED TOWER TO KEEPERS; LANTERN REPLACED IN 1850S

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 11:08:02 am EDT
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