Type:
Year Established:
1847
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_4375adj.jpeg (670.27 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
LITTLE RIVER ISLAND/ENTRANCE TO CUTLER HARBOR
Latitude:
44° 39'
Longitude:
67° 11.5'
City / Town:
CUTLER
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
American Lighthouse Foundation
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1975-2001
Year Tower Established:
1876
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
56
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1888
Keeper's Quarters Style:
L-SHAPE VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1905), BOATHOUSE (1881); FORMERLY STORAGE BUILDING (1879)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (SOLAR POWERED) (INSTALLED FEBRUARY 2019)
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1975
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
In 1975, the Fresnel lens was removed and the lighthouse was replaced by an automatic light on a nearby skeleton tower. The property was licensed in early 2000 to the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF). On October 2, 2001, the lighthouse was officially relighted. Ownership of the light station was eventually transferred to the American Lighthouse Foundation.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)