Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Portland Breakwater Light ("Bug Light")

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PORTLAND BREAKWATER LIGHT ("BUG LIGHT")

State: MAINE
Location: PORTLAND HARBOR
Nearest City: SOUTH PORTLAND
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1855

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1875
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1942
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCK CAISSON
Construction Materials: IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: RESEMBLES 4TH CENTURY GREEK MONUMENT
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 13
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 13
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SIXTH ORDER LENS REMOVED TO COAST GUARD STATION IN SOUTH PORTLAND IN 1993
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (REMOVED 1934)

Other Structures:

Current Use: TOWN PARK

Owner/Manager: CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73000238
Name of Listing: PORTLAND BREAKWATER LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-112

Miscellaneous:
1855 TOWER MOVED; TOWER ONCE ATTACHED TO KEEPERS

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 16 2002 5:10:02 pm EDT
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