Type:
Year Established:
1835
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_9811adj.jpg (4.26 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
EAST SIDE OF CAPE ANN
Latitude:
42° 39.7'
Longitude:
70° 35.3'
City / Town:
ROCKPORT
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
OWNED BY TOWN OF ROCKPORT; MANAGED BY THACHER ISLAND ASSOCIATION
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/ASPHALT
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
37
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1878
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GOTHIC
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE, BRICK CISTERN W/WOOD ROOF
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1967
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017