Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_1419adj.jpeg (497.19 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
COHASSET ROCKS
Latitude:
42° 16.2'
Longitude:
70° 45.6'
City / Town:
SCITUATE
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
PLYMOUTH
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1860
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE
Tower Foundation:
STONE LEDGE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
114
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
85
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1858
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX ON GOVERNMENT ISLAND (COHASSET WATERFRONT)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
ENGINEERING OFFICE, OIL STORAGE BUILDING, STONE WHARF, ASST. KEEPERS DWELLING (ALL ON GOVERNMENT ISLAND), STONE FROM WATCHROOM REMOVED TO GOV. ISLAND AND REPLICA LANTERN PLACED ON TOP
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1860
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1947
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017