Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--West Quoddy Head Light

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WEST QUODDY HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: WEST QUODDY HEAD / BAY OF FUNDY
Nearest City: LUBEC
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1808

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1858
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1988
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED & WHITE BANDS W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 49
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1858
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1858
Height of Focal Plane: 83
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? YES

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

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1858
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1892)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN STATE PARK / HOUSING FOR STATE EMPLOYEES

Owner/Manager: MAINE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #80004601
Name of Listing: WEST QUODDY HEAD LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-208 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 17 2002 12:36:02 pm EDT
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