Alternate Name(s):
WINTER ISLAND
Type:
Year Established:
1871
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_2762adj.jpg (6.17 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WINTER ISLAND/SALEM HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 31.6'
Longitude:
70° 52'
City / Town:
SALEM
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
City of Salem
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1969-1983
Year Tower Established:
1871
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
32
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
28
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1871
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
ELEVATED WALKWAY REMOVED 1978, U.S. COAST GUARD AIR & SEA RESCUE STATION (ACTIVE 1934-1969)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
ML-300, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1871
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017