Type:
Year Established:
1819
Existing:
Yes
Download:
00423_n_9aeeg3qrg0511adj.jpg (6.38 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2001
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTHEAST END LONG ISLAND/BOSTON HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 19.5'
Longitude:
70° 54.3'
City / Town:
QUINCY
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
SUFFOLK
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1982-1985
Year Tower Established:
1900
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
120
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017