Type:
Year Established:
1871
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_4918adj_0.jpg (5.72 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
CASCO BAY, OFF BAILEY ISLAND, EASTERN APPROACH TO PORTLAND HARBOR
Latitude:
43° 39.4'
Longitude:
70° 2.2'
City / Town:
SOUTH HARPSWELL
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
CUMBERLAND
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Privately Owned
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1871
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
77
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
76
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1887
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1889
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COMBINATION BOATHOUSE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
STORAGE BUILDING, RADIO BEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1871
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1975
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The property was made available to a new owner under the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, but there were no applicants. As a result, it was put up for sale via online auction in May 2014. The auction ended in September 2014 with a high bid of $283,000. The new owner, Ford Reiche, has accomplished the repair of the boat landing ramp, and the complete exterior and interior restoration of the attached two-story wooden building. The tower has been repointed and the interior has been painted.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)