Type:
Year Established:
1799
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2014
Photo Credit:
James Hill
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
MARTHA'S VINEYARD
Latitude:
41° 20.9'
Longitude:
70° 50.1'
City / Town:
AQUINNAH
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
DUKES
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/SANDSTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
170
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
51
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1902
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
DEMOLISHED
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1960
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
-The DCB-224 is set for removal in 2024. A temporary external light will flash until a new lamp is installed in the tower.