Alternate Name(s):
"THE SPARKPLUG"
Type:
Year Established:
1890
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
James Hill
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
LUBEC CHANNEL
Latitude:
44° 50.5'
Longitude:
66° 58.7'
City / Town:
LUBEC
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1890
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/CAST IRON CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
53
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
CONICAL "SPARKPLUG"
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1890
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1890
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1939
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The light was automated in 1939, with the installation of an acetylene gas system and a sun valve. In 2006, the lighthouse was made available to a suitable new steward under the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. There were no applicants, so in July 2007 it was sold via online auction for a high bid of $46,000.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)