Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Pemaquid Point Light

Inventory of Historic Light Stations
Maine Lighthouses

Back to Inventory - Home Page
Back to Inventory - List of Maine Lighthouses

PEMAQUID POINT LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: ENTRANCE TO MUSCONGUS BAY
Nearest City: PEMAQUID POINT
County: LINCOLN
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1827

Photo by Candace Clifford, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1835
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: RUBBLE STONE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 38
Original Optic: ARGAND LAMPS
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1856
Height of Focal Plane: 79
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (ORIGINAL 1897 TOWER DESTROYED IN 1991 STORM, RECONSTRUCTED 1992)

Year Constructed: 1992
Construction Materials: BRICK / WOOD
Architectural Style: COMBINATION PYRAMIDAL TOWER & ENGINE HOUSE
Fog Signal Type: ORIGINAL BELL REMOVED 1934

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1857
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD (ATTACHED)
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1896)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / MUSEUM IN KEEPERS

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / TOWN OF BRISTOL (REMAINDER)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #85000843
Name of Listing: PEMAQUID POINT LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES ME-187 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
LENS FROM BAKERS ISLAND LIGHT ON DISPLAY IN MUSEUM

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 4:41:02 pm EDT
JMP

Privacy & Disclaimer