Boston

Alternate Name(s):
Boston Harbor
Year Established:
1716
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2001
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND/BOSTON HARBOR
Latitude:
40° 19.7'
Longitude:
70° 53.4'
City / Town:
BOSTON
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
SUFFOLK
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
USCG / NPS
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Boston
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1783
Tower Construction Material:
RUBBLE STONE/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE LEDGE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
102
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
89
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1876
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1884
Keeper's Quarters Style:
STICK STYLE VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
1899 WOODEN BOATHOUSE, 1884 WOODEN CISTERN, 1889 BRICK OIL HOUSE, FOUNDATIONS OF FORMER AUXILIARY LIGHT; ORIG. CONNECTING WALKWAY

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
TALLOW CANDLES
Year Original Lens Installed:
1716
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017