Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_4297adj.jpg (4.76 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
MISTAKE ISLAND/ENTRANCE TO MAIN CHANNEL WAY
Latitude:
44° 28.5'
Longitude:
67° 32'
City / Town:
JONESPORT
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1851
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY & STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
72
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
57
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1912
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1903
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SHINGLE STYLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
WOOD-FRAME BOATHOUSE (c. 1881) ON FAR SIDE OF THE ISLAND
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25
Original Optic Type:
SECOND-ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1972
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
In 2012, the lighthouse was auctioned along with the boathouse and 5.89 acres of land. The remaining 23 acres of Mistake Island, apart from the lighthouse property, is managed by the Nature Conservancy.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)