Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Winter Harbor Light

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WINTER HARBOR LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: MARK ISLAND / WINTER HARBOR
Nearest City: WINTER HARBOR
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1856

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1856
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BRICK
Construction Materials: BRICK/ASPHALT
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 19
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1856
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 37
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1876
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BOATHOUSE (1878), STONE OIL HOUSE (1905), BRICK WORKROOM ATTACHES TOWER TO DWELLING

Current Use:

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #87002538
Name of Listing: WINTER HARBOR LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ALSO KNOWN AS MARK ISLAND LIGHT; ISLAND SOLD 1934; USCG FOG SIGNAL STILL ACTIVE

Last Modified: Mon, Apr 15 2002 8:39:02 am EDT
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