Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Spring Point Ledge Light

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SPRING POINT LEDGE LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: PORTLAND HARBOR
Nearest City: SOUTH PORTLAND
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1897

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1897
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: BRICK/IRON CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE ON BLACK PIER W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL "SPARK PLUG"
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 54
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1897
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: ELECTRIC HORN; ORIG. BELL STILL IN PLACE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1897
Number of Stories: 0
Architectural Style: SPARKPLUG
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: GRANITE BREAKWATER (1951)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: SPRING POINT LEGDE LIGHT TRUST 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 #87002279
Name of Listing: SPRING POINT LEDGE LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ONE OF THREE SURVIVING "SPARK PLUG" STRUCTURES IN MAINE; ONLY ONE TO RETAIN GALLERY

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 16 2002 12:16:02 pm EDT
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