Alternate Name(s):
Prospect Harbor
Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_1778adj.jpg (4.54 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2018
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
PROSPECT HARBOR POINT
Latitude:
44° 24.2'
Longitude:
68° 0.8'
City / Town:
PROSPECT HARBOR (GOULDSBORO)
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
HANCOCK
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Navy (dwelling)
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1859-1870
Year Tower Established:
1891
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD FRAME
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
43
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VENACULAR CLASSICAL REV.
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
STONE OIL HOUSE (C. 1905), WOODEN BOAT SHED
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1870
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1934
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The keeper's house was offered at auction in 1955, but the high bid was rejected and the property was instead transferred to the U.S. Navy. The keeper's house, known as "Gull Cottage," is available for overnight stays for active and retired military families. In 2001 the American Lighthouse Foundation initiated the renovation of the stairs and the replacement of a ladder in the tower. In August 2004, ALF had the lantern removed by crane and moved to a nearby boatyard. The lead paint was removed and the lantern was repainted. At the same time, the lantern deck was rebuilt and the windows were removed and replaced. The grounds around the lighthouse are off limits because of security concerns at the Navy installation.
(Source: New England Lighthouses, A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)
On June 27, 2022 the Keeper' cottage next to the caught fire after a fault in the bathrooms ceiling vent fan sparked. The cottage, utilized as a Coast Guard rental facility, had a family staying there when the fire began at 5:15 a.m. Though it was first under control, the winds shifted and reignited the flame. 12 area fire departments came to help and the fire was extinguished at 10 a.m. The structure was not a total loss, but has yet to be inspected for future considerations.