Type:
Year Established:
1881
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_9016adj.jpg (4.58 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2012
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MOUNT HOPE BAY/TAUNTON RIVER
Latitude:
41° 42.3'
Longitude:
71° 10.5'
City / Town:
FALL RIVER
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
Bristol
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1881
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
47
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1881
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
CISTERN IN FOUNDATION
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1881
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1963
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017