Type:
Year Established:
1832
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Eastren Point LH MA by REEcopy.jpg (2.02 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
EAST SIDE GLOUCESTER HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
42° 34.8'
Longitude:
70° 39.9'
City / Town:
GLOUCESTER
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1890
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1951
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1879
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GOTHIC REVIVAL DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON (1931), COVERED PASSAGEWAY, "DOG BAR" BREAKWATER (1905), OIL HOUSE (1894), SHED, ASST. KEEPERS (1908)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1985
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017