Type:
Year Established:
1821
Existing:
Yes
Download:
451_5110adj.jpg (4.95 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 36.1'
Longitude:
70° 40'
City / Town:
GLOUCESTER
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1956-1989
Year Tower Established:
1881
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (GRANITE, BUILT 1821, RESTORED 1995)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM H/C
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017