Type:
Year Established:
1875
Existing:
Yes
Download:
XIMG_0868adj_0.jpg (4.26 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
July 26, 2014
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
ENTRANCE TO FRENCHMANS BAY NEAR WINTER HARBOR
Latitude:
44° 21.2'
Longitude:
68° 8.3'
City / Town:
BAR HARBOR
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
HANCOCK
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge)
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
64
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
SQUARE W/REPLICA ALUMINUM LANTERN
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1904
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE, GENERATOR HOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB-25
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1976
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017