Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Owls Head Light

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OWLS HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: W. PENOBSCOT BAY / ROCKLAND HARBOR
Nearest City: OWLS HEAD
County: KNOX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1826

1998 photo by Candace Clifford

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1826
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1989
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 30
Original Optic: REFLECTOR SYSTEM
Year Original Lens Installed: 1826
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1856
Height of Focal Plane: 100
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: AIR HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1854
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COTTAGE
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: GENERATOR HOUSE; WOODEN WALKWAY TO TOWER; OIL STORAGE BUILDING (1895)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / COAST GUARD HOUSING IN KEEPERS

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78000183
Name of Listing: OWLS HEAD LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-185 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
WALKWAY TO TOWER WAS ONCE COVERED; 1906 BELL TOWER & 1894 BOATHOUSE DISMANTLED

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 4:30:02 pm EDT
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