Type:
Year Established:
1835
Existing:
Yes
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jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
October 12, 2011
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
Entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor
Latitude:
43° 21.5'
Longitude:
70° 25.5'
City / Town:
Kennebunkport
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
York
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1859
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Foundation:
Natural/Emplaced
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
38
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25
Tower Shape:
Cylindrical
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1860
Keeper's Quarters Style:
L-Shaped Colonial Cape
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
Other Structures:
Brick Oil House (1907), Wooden Boathouse (1905), Launchway, wood Frame Walkway (2011 Reconstruction), Fog Bell Tower (2011 Reconstruction)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), Solar Powered (INSTALLED 2008)
Original Optic Type:
Fifth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1859
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1990
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
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Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017