Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Isle Au Haut (Robinson Point) Light

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ISLE AU HAUT (ROBINSON POINT) LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: ROBINSON POINT
Nearest City: ISLE AU HAUT
County: KNOX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1907

Photo courtesy Jeffrey Burke

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1907
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: GRANITE/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: LOWER GREY/UPPER WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: LOWER CONICAL/UPPER CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1907
Present Optic: 250 MM SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 48
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SHORE VILLAGE MUSEUM, ROCKLAND, MAINE

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1907
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD/STUCCO

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1907), BOATHOUSE (1907), CATWALK (1907), WOOD SHED (1907), OUTHOUSE (1907), SHED (1979), GENERATOR HOUSE (1986); DESTROYED: STORAGE BUILDING, GENERATOR HOUSE, AND MARINE RAILWAY

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / INN

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF ISLE AU HAUT (TOWER) / PRIVATE OWNER (OTHER BUILDINGS)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87002265
Name of Listing: ISLE AU HAUT LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-212 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
TOWER CONNECTED TO DWELLING BY CATWALK

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 12:07:02 pm EDT
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