Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--Marblehead Light

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MARBLEHEAD LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: MARBLEHEAD NECK / MASSACHUSETTS BAY
Nearest City: MARBLEHEAD
County: ESSEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1835

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1896
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/PILE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: BROWN WITH BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 105
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 130
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1835
Description: 20-FOOT CONICAL BRICK TOWER
Fate/Disposition: TOWER OBSCURED BY SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: NONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DEMOLISHED 1960S)

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN PUBLIC PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD (GROUNDS)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #87001479
Name of Listing: LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
AT ONE TIME COVERED WALKWAY CONNECTED EARLIER TOWER TO KEEPERS

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 11:25:02 am EDT
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