Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Hampshire Lighthouses--Portsmouth Harbor Light

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PORTSMOUTH HARBOR (NEWCASTLE) LIGHT

State: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Location: FORT POINT
Nearest City: NEWCASTLE
County: ROCKINGHAM
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1771

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1960
Foundation Materials: STONE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 48
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1877
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1877
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

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

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1872
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, RADIOBEACON, WALKWAY BETWEEN TOWER AND FORT

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD BASE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION/FRIENDS OF PORTSMOUTH HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE

Open to the Public? NO, EXCEPT FOR OCCASIONAL OPEN HOUSES IN SUMMER

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #73000169
Name of Listing: FORT CONSTITUTION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
SITE OF ONE OF 12 COLONIAL TOWERS TURNED OVER TO THE U.S. IN 1789

Last Modified: Fri, Jan 03 2003 1:06:02 pm EDT
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