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POINT LOOKOUT LIGHT (OLD)

State: MARYLAND
Location: ENTRANCE TO POTOMAC RIVER
Nearest City: SCOTLAND
County: ST. MARY'S
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1830

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1830
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1965
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BRICK
Construction Materials: IRON TOWER ON BRICK HOUSE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH RED TRIM
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 36
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 41
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1966
Type: SKELETAL

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (MOVED TO CHES. BAY MARITIME)

Year Constructed: 1889
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: TOWER
Fog Signal Type: REMOVED/ORIG. BELL IN CHESAPEAKE MARITIME MUSEUM

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED 1920S)

Year Constructed: 1830
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: BRICK & WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: POSSIBLE OIL HOUSE/SMOKEHOUSE (?), BUOY DEPOT STRUCTURES: BUOY SHED C. 1883, COAL SHED, C. 1884

Current Use: NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER

Owner/Manager: U.S. NAVY

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

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER; BELL TOWER, BELL, AND STRIKING MECHANISM IS AT CHESAPEAKE MARITIME MUSEUM

Last Modified: Thur, Feb 10 2005 9:15:02 am EDT
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