Type:
Year Established:
1832
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
PORT CLYDE HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
43° 55'
Longitude:
69° 15.7'
City / Town:
PORT CLYDE
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
St. George Historical Society
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE WITH BRICK ABOVE
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
31
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1898
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1895
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COLONIAL REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1898), WOODEN CATWALK ATTACHES TOWER TO LAND, REPLICA KITCHEN (1995) HOUSES MUSEUM
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), installed in 2016
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1971
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
In 1986, the St. George Historical Society undertook the restoration of the keeper's house; the restoration was completed in 1990. The first floor now houses the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum. The exhibits highlight area history as well as life at Marshall Point. Under the Maine Lights Program, the entire station, including the lighthouse, became the property of the Town of St. George in April 1998.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)