Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Grindel Point Light

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GRINDEL POINT LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: GILKEY HARBOR
Nearest City: ISLESBORO
County: WALDO
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1850

1998 photo by Barry Mackintosh

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1934-1987
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 39
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed: 1987
Height of Focal Plane: 39
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Fog Signal Type: NONE/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1874
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD (ATTACHED)
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1906), BOATHOUSE (BY 1881)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM IN KEEPERS

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF ISLESBORO W/U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87000427
Name of Listing: GRINDLE POINT LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-181 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
LIGHT ON NEARBY SKELETON TOWER 1934-1987; AT REQUEST OF LOCAL CITIZENS, COAST GUARD MOVED LIGHT BACK INTO THE OLD TOWER IN 1987 AND REMOVED MODERN TOWER

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 11:19:02 am EDT
JMP

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