Type:
Year Established:
1835
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_9760adj.jpg (5.29 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2018
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTHERN TIP OF MARBLEHEAD NECK, ENTRANCE TO MARBLEHEAD HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 30.3'
Longitude:
70° 50'
City / Town:
MARBLEHEAD
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/PILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
130
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
105
Tower Shape:
SQUARE SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1960
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017