Type:
Year Established:
1746
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
RIchard Buckner
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
NANTUCKET ISLAND
Latitude:
41° 17.4'
Longitude:
70° 5.5'
City / Town:
NANTUCKET
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
NANTUCKET
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1901
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
STONE PILING
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
26
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
26
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1856
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ATTACHED TO 1856 TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
1856 WHITE CONICAL TOWER (W/OUT LANTERN), BOATHOUSE (1936), LIFESAVING STATION (1934), OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, STORAGE BUILDING, WALKWAY (1901), 2 WOODEN RANGE LIGHTS (1908)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1901
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1965
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017