Type:
Year Established:
1791
Existing:
Yes
Download:
BAKERS IMG_4757adj.jpg (6.16 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
BAKERS ISLAND/SALEM HARBOR APPROACH
Latitude:
44° 14.5'
Longitude:
68° 12'
City / Town:
SALEM
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Essex National Heritage Commission
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1821
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
111
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
59
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1907
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1878
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, 2ND KEEPERS DWELLING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB-25 (SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1972
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017