Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Petit Manan Light

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PETIT MANAN LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: OFF PETIT MANAN POINT
Nearest City: MILLBRIDGE
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1817

Photo courtesy Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 119
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 123
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS AT SHORE VILLAGE MUSEUM IN ROCKLAND
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1817
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1887
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1875
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: ENGINE HOUSE (1876), RAIN SHED, BOATHOUSE (BY 1868), BOARDWALK, BOATRAMP, HELIPAD, OUTHOUSE, OIL HOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (GROUNDS & REMAIN STRUCTURES)

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001879
Name of Listing: PETIT MANAN LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-194 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
TOWER ONCE ATTACHED TO BUILDING

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 4:51:02 pm EDT
JMP

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