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BASS HARBOR HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
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Year Station Established: 1858		 Bass Harbor Head Light
1998 photo by Barry Mackintosh
Existing Historic Tower:
  • Year Tower Constructed: 1858
  • Is the Light Operational? YES
  • Date Deactivated: N/A
  • Year Automated: 1974
  • Foundation Materials: STONE
  • Construction Materials: BRICK
  • Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH BLACK LANTERN
  • Shape: CYLINDRICAL
  • Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
  • Tower Height: 32/Height of Focal Plane: 56
  • Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
  • Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL (1902)
Modern Tower? NO

Existing Fog Signal Building? YES
  • Year Constructed: 1898
  • Architectural Style: PYRAMIDAL; Construction
  • Materials: BRICK
  • Fog Signal Type: BELL (INACTIVE)
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
  • Year Constructed: 1858;
  • Number of Stories: 1.5
  • Architectural Style: T-SHAPE(ATTACHED)
  • Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1902), BARN (1905)

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / COAST GUARD HOUSING IN NATIONAL PARK

Open to the Public? YES; GROUNDS ONLY National Register Status: LISTED
Name of Listing: BASS HARBOR HEAD LIGHT STATION

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES ME-197 (MARO)

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