Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Cape Neddick "The Nubble" Light

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CAPE NEDDICK "THE NUBBLE" LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: OFF CAPE NEDDICK / YORK HARBOR
Nearest City: YORK BEACH
County: YORK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1879

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1879
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1987
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1879
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1928
Height of Focal Plane: 88
Fresnel Lens Disposition: 1879 LENS WAS DAMAGED IN 1928 EXPLOSION AND REPLACED WITH A LENS MANUFACTURED IN 1891
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (TORN DOWN)

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: BELL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1879
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1902), STORAGE BUILDING, BOATHOUSE (1978)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: TOWN OF YORK 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 #85000844
Name of Listing: CAPE NEDDICK LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-192 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 15 2002 12:13:02 pm EDT
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